Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

SB 3 — PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT ACT

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0018

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2003. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 15 sponsors

    0 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Creates the Senior Citizen Prescription Drug Discount Program Act. Provides that the Program shall be administered by the Department of Central Management Services to enable eligible senior citizens to purchase prescription drugs at discounted prices and that the Department shall (i) enroll eligible seniors into the Program, (ii) enter into rebate agreements with drug manufacturers, either itself or through an agent, and (iii) reimburse pharmacies for the cost of providing discounts using the proceeds from the manufacturer rebate agreements. Eligible seniors are persons who are Illinois residents and who are 65 years of age or older. Establishes a prescription pricing formula. Sets guidelines for the rebate agreements. Establishes application requirements for seniors and eligibility requirements for pharmacies. Requires the Department to adopt rules. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Senior Citizen Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund into which rebate payments and enrollment fees shall be deposited. Provides for an initial transfer from the General Revenue Fund into the Drug Discount Program Fund of $27,000,000 to be repaid to the General Revenue Fund out of rebate payments. Effective July 1, 2003.

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SB3 Engrossed LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b AN ACT concerning discount prescription drugs for senior citizens.
SB3 Enrolled LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b AN ACT concerning discount prescription drugs for senior citizens.
The purpose of this program is to require the Department of Central Management Services to establish and administer a program that will enable eligible senior citizens and disabled persons to purchase prescription SB3 Engrossed -2- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b drugs at discounted prices.
The purpose of this program is to require the Department of Central Management Services to establish and administer a program that will enable eligible senior citizens and disabled persons to purchase prescription SB3 Enrolled -2- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b drugs at discounted prices.
"Drug manufacturer" means any entity (1) that is located within or outside Illinois that is engaged in (i) the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion, or processing of prescription drug products covered under the program, either directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of natural origin, independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis or (ii) the packaging, repackaging, leveling, labeling, or distribution of prescription drug products covered under the program and (2) SB3 Engrossed -3- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b that elects to provide prescription drugs either directly or under contract with any entity providing prescription drug services on behalf of the State of Illinois.
"Drug manufacturer" means any entity (1) that is located within or outside Illinois that is engaged in (i) the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion, or processing of prescription drug products covered under the program, either directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of natural origin, independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis or (ii) the packaging, repackaging, leveling, labeling, or distribution of prescription drug products covered under the program and (2) SB3 Enrolled -3- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b that elects to provide prescription drugs either directly or under contract with any entity providing prescription drug services on behalf of the State of Illinois.
A disabled person not covered under the Federal Social Security Act and not presenting a Disabled Person Identification Card stating that he or she is under a Class 2 SB3 Engrossed -4- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b disability shall be examined by a physician designated by the Department, and his or her status as a disabled person determined using the same standards as used by the Social Security Administration.
A disabled person not covered under the Federal Social Security Act and not presenting a Disabled Person Identification Card stating that he or she is under a Class 2 SB3 Enrolled -4- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b disability shall be examined by a physician designated by the Department, and his or her status as a disabled person determined using the same standards as used by the Social Security Administration.
Proposals must be submitted not later than a SB3 Engrossed -5- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b date established by the Director.
Proposals must be submitted not later than a SB3 Enrolled -5- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b date established by the Director.
(I) How the entity will handle complaints SB3 Engrossed -6- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b about the program's operation.
(I) How the entity will handle complaints SB3 Enrolled -6- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b about the program's operation.
SB3 Engrossed -7- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b This subsection (b) does not prohibit an administrator from contacting cardholders concerning participation in or administration of the program, including, but not limited to, mailing a list of pharmacies participating in the program's network or participating in disease management programs.
SB3 Enrolled -7- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b This subsection (b) does not prohibit an administrator from contacting cardholders concerning participation in or administration of the program, including, but not limited to, mailing a list of pharmacies participating in the program's network or participating in disease management programs.
The eligible seniors and disabled persons shall pay the price determined under Section 30 plus a dispensing fee of $3.50 per prescription for brand name drug products, single-source drug products, and, for a period of 6 months, newly released generic drug products and $4.25 per prescription for all other generic drug products, except that the total amount paid by the eligible senior or SB3 Engrossed -8- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b disabled person for each prescription drug under this program shall not exceed the usual and customary charge for such prescription.
The eligible seniors and disabled persons shall pay the price determined under Section 30 plus a dispensing fee of $3.50 per prescription for brand name drug products, single-source drug products, and, for a period of 6 months, newly released generic drug products and $4.25 per prescription for all other generic drug products, except that the total amount paid by the eligible senior or SB3 Enrolled -8- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b disabled person for each prescription drug under this program shall not exceed the usual and customary charge for such prescription.
SB3 Engrossed -9- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b Section 30.
SB3 Enrolled -9- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b Section 30.
(a) Any person may apply to the Department or its program administrator for participation in the program in the SB3 Engrossed -10- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b form and manner required by the Department.
(a) Any person may apply to the Department or its program administrator for participation in the program in the SB3 Enrolled -10- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b form and manner required by the Department.
SB3 Engrossed -11- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b Section 40.
SB3 Enrolled -11- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b Section 40.
(2) Establishment of maximum limits on the size of prescriptions that are eligible for a discount under the SB3 Engrossed -12- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b program, up to a 90-day supply, except as may be necessary for utilization control reasons.
(2) Establishment of maximum limits on the size of prescriptions that are eligible for a discount under the SB3 Enrolled -12- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b program, up to a 90-day supply, except as may be necessary for utilization control reasons.
The State of Illinois is obligated for the cost of administering this program only to the extent of the amount of money collected as enrollment fees under Section 35 of this Act, rebates collected under Section 30 of this Act, and funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the SB3 Engrossed -13- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b purpose of this Act.
The State of Illinois is obligated for the cost of administering this program only to the extent of the amount of money collected as enrollment fees under Section 35 of this Act, rebates collected under Section 30 of this Act, and funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the SB3 Enrolled -13- LRB093 03778 SJM 03813 b purpose of this Act.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0018

  2. Effective Date July 1, 2003

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Denny Jacobs

  6. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry D. Woolard

  7. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks

  8. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita

  9. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  10. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell

  11. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson

  12. Passed Both Houses

  13. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000

  14. Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003

  15. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.

  16. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

  17. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  19. Second Reading - Short Debate

  20. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang

  21. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington

  22. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

  23. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone

  24. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith

  25. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce

  26. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby

  27. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

  28. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  29. Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000

  30. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary K. O'Brien

  31. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado

  32. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones

  33. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider

  34. Assigned to State Government Administration Committee

  35. Referred to Rules Committee

  36. First Reading

  37. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  38. Arrived in House

  39. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

  40. Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001

  41. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2003

  42. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Halvorson

  43. Recalled to Second Reading

  44. Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003.

  45. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Be Adopted Executive; 011-000-000

  46. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Executive

  47. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003

  48. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Halvorson

  49. Recalled to Second Reading

  50. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 011-000-000

  51. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules

  52. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson

  53. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services

  54. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules

  55. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson

  56. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003

  57. Second Reading

  58. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  59. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter

  60. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  61. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik

  62. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito

  63. Fiscal Note Filed Committee Amendment No. 1

  64. Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Dale A. Righter

  65. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis

  66. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton

  67. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen

  68. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  69. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle

  70. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon

  71. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  72. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2003

  73. Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 011-000-000

  74. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  75. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno

  76. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke

  77. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services

  78. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  79. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson

  80. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.

  81. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo

  82. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  83. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  84. Assigned to Health & Human Services

  85. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz

  86. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Vince Demuzio

  87. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter

  88. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg

  89. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

  90. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  91. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link

  92. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney

  93. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid

  94. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh

  95. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama

  96. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine

  97. Referred to Rules

  98. First Reading

  99. Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  100. Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon

  101. Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick Welch

  102. Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett

  103. Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan

  104. Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

  105. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson

Sponsors

  • Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson · Cosponsor
  • Brandon W. Phelps · Cosponsor
  • Gary Forby · Cosponsor
  • Michael K. Smith · Cosponsor
  • Ricca Slone · Cosponsor
  • Naomi D. Jakobsson · Cosponsor
  • Eddie Washington · Cosponsor
  • Lou Lang · Cosponsor
  • William J. Grunloh · Cosponsor
  • Elizabeth Coulson · Cosponsor
  • Jim Watson · Cosponsor
  • Bill Mitchell · Cosponsor
  • Patricia R. Bellock · Cosponsor
  • Robert "Bob" Rita · Cosponsor
  • Patrick J. Joyce · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 168 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (15)

  • Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
  • Brandon W. Phelps
  • Gary Forby
  • Michael K. Smith
  • Ricca Slone
  • Naomi D. Jakobsson
  • Eddie Washington
  • Lou Lang
  • William J. Grunloh
  • Elizabeth Coulson
  • Jim Watson
  • Bill Mitchell
  • Patricia R. Bellock
  • Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat
  • Patrick J. Joyce Democrat

Not signed on (168)

168 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 103003
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 115003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Slone — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Washington — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Mulligan — Not Voting
Hultgren — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Pankau — Not Voting
Parke — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Millner — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Scully — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Forby — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Grunloh — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Krause — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Lang — Yea
Howard — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Morrow — Not Voting
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Munson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Novak — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Wait — Yea
Winters — Yea
Wirsing — Yea
Younge — Yea
Poe — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48003
Democrat 7000
Republican 1000
Total 56003
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Lauzen — Not Voting
Link — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Obama — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Philip — Not Voting
Cullerton — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Watson — Not Voting
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Woolard — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 3 do?
Creates the Senior Citizen Prescription Drug Discount Program Act. Provides that the Program shall be administered by the Department of Central Management Services to enable eligible senior citizens to purchase prescription drugs at discounted prices and that the Department shall (i) enroll eligible seniors into the Program, (ii) enter into rebate agreements with drug manufacturers, either itself or through an agent, and (iii) reimburse pharmacies for the cost of providing discounts using the proceeds from the manufacturer rebate agreements. Eligible seniors are persons who are Illinois residents and who are 65 years of age or older. Establishes a prescription pricing formula. Sets guidelines for the rebate agreements. Establishes application requirements for seniors and eligibility requirements for pharmacies. Requires the Department to adopt rules. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Senior Citizen Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund into which rebate payments and enrollment fees shall be deposited. Provides for an initial transfer from the General Revenue Fund into the Drug Discount Program Fund of $27,000,000 to be repaid to the General Revenue Fund out of rebate payments. Effective July 1, 2003.
Who sponsors SB 3?
SB 3 is sponsored by Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson, Brandon W. Phelps, Gary Forby, Michael K. Smith, Ricca Slone, Naomi D. Jakobsson, Eddie Washington, Lou Lang, William J. Grunloh, Elizabeth Coulson, Jim Watson, Bill Mitchell, Patricia R. Bellock, Robert "Bob" Rita (Democrat), and Patrick J. Joyce (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 3?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2003. Enacted.
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