California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 671 — Pharmacy: biological product.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 545, Statutes of 2015.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Pharmacy Law governs the practice of pharmacy in this state, including the permissible duties of licensed pharmacists. The Pharmacy Law authorizes a pharmacist filling a prescription order for a drug product prescribed by its trade or brand name to select another drug product with the same active chemical ingredients of the same strength, quantity, and dosage form, and of the same generic drug name as determined, as specified, of those drug products having the same active chemical ingredients. A knowing violation of the Pharmacy Law is a misdemeanor. This bill, except as specified, would authorize a pharmacist to select an alternative biological product when filling a prescription order for a prescribed biological product if the alternative biological product is interchangeable, as defined, and the prescriber does not personally indicate in a prescribed manner that a substitution is not to be made. The bill would require a pharmacist or a designee, within a specified period following the dispensing of a biological product, to make an electronically accessible entry in a described entry system of the specific biological product provided to the patient. The bill would provide an alternate means of communicating the name of the biological product dispensed to the prescriber if the pharmacy does not have access to one or more of the described entry systems. The bill would also require that the substitution of a biological product be communicated to the patient. The bill would prohibit a pharmacist from selecting an alternative biological product that meets the requirements of these provisions unless the cost to the patient of the alternative biological product selected is the same or less than the cost of the prescribed biological product. Because a knowing violation of these requirements would be a misdemeanor, the bill would create new crimes, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The bill would also require the California State Board of Pharmacy to maintain on its public Internet Web site a link to the current list, if available, of biological products determined by the federal Food and Drug Administration to be interchangeable. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 545, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2273.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2638.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  8. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 19).

  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (July 14).

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  12. June 30 hearing postponed by committee.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  14. Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH.

  15. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 5. Page 1067.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  19. Set for hearing May 18.

  20. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 862.) (April 29).

  22. Set for hearing April 29.

  23. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 591.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  25. Set for hearing April 13.

  26. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and HEALTH.

  27. Read first time.

  28. From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1.

  29. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hill · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hill

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB671 Hill Concurrence

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Democratic 3000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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SB 671 Hill Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69002
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Chang — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Campos — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 2000
Democratic 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 15001
Republican 2000
Total 18001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wood — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 1000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 31 Yea · 5 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28503
Democratic 3000
Total 31503
% of votes cast 79%13%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pan — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 671 do?
The Pharmacy Law governs the practice of pharmacy in this state, including the permissible duties of licensed pharmacists. The Pharmacy Law authorizes a pharmacist filling a prescription order for a drug product prescribed by its trade or brand name to select another drug product with the same active chemical ingredients of the same strength, quantity, and dosage form, and of the same generic drug name as determined, as specified, of those drug products having the same active chemical ingredients. A knowing violation of the Pharmacy Law is a misdemeanor. This bill, except as specified, would authorize a pharmacist to select an alternative biological product when filling a prescription order for a prescribed biological product if the alternative biological product is interchangeable, as defined, and the prescriber does not personally indicate in a prescribed manner that a substitution is not to be made. The bill would require a pharmacist or a designee, within a specified period following the dispensing of a biological product, to make an electronically accessible entry in a described entry system of the specific biological product provided to the patient. The bill would provide an alternate means of communicating the name of the biological product dispensed to the prescriber if the pharmacy does not have access to one or more of the described entry systems. The bill would also require that the substitution of a biological product be communicated to the patient. The bill would prohibit a pharmacist from selecting an alternative biological product that meets the requirements of these provisions unless the cost to the patient of the alternative biological product selected is the same or less than the cost of the prescribed biological product. Because a knowing violation of these requirements would be a misdemeanor, the bill would create new crimes, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The bill would also require the California State Board of Pharmacy to maintain on its public Internet Web site a link to the current list, if available, of biological products determined by the federal Food and Drug Administration to be interchangeable. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors SB 671?
SB 671 is sponsored by Hill.
What is the current status of SB 671?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.
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