l9n/ North Dakota

2021 Regular Session, 2021–2022

Senate Bill 2212

Relating to increased access to low-cost prescription drugs; to provide for a report; and to provide a contingent effective date. for an Act to provide for a legislative management study of prescription drug pricing, importation, and reference pricing.

Became law, signed April 26, 2021, 102 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study of prescription drug pricing, importation, reference pricing, and the role pharmacy benefit managers play in drug pricing.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Marvin E. Nelson, Bernie Satrom

Its course

January 14 to April 27, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action25 actions on 17 days

In the SenateJan 14 to Feb 1128 days

Human ServicesJan 14 to Feb 1027 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Apr 957 days

Human ServicesFeb 19 to Apr 545 days

Back in the SenateApr 9 to Apr 2213 days

Waiting to be sentApr 22 to Apr 220 days

With the GovernorApr 22 to Apr 264 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly or LegiScan recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Votes recorded by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 6

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 14 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 14Introduced and sent to Human Services
  2. Jan 27Heard in Human Services
  3. Feb 10Human Services recommended it as amended, 5 to 1
  4. Feb 11Amended as the committee recommended
  5. Passed the Senate, 45 to 2

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Apr 9

  1. Feb 12Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Read a first time and sent to Human Services
  3. Mar 9Heard in Human Services
  4. Apr 5Human Services recommended it as amended, 13 to 1
  5. Apr 6Amended as the committee recommended
  6. Apr 9Passed the House of Representatives, 83 to 5

Back in the Senate Apr 9 – Apr 22

  1. Apr 9Returned to the Senate
  2. Apr 13The Senate refused the other chamber's changes
  3. Sent to a conference committee
  4. Apr 16Sent to a conference committee
  5. Apr 20The conference committee reported
  6. The Senate adopted the conference committee's report
  7. Passed the Senate, 40 to 6
  8. The conference committee reported
  9. Apr 21The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
  10. Apr 22Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Apr 22 – Apr 27

  1. Apr 22Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Apr 26Signed by the Governor
  4. Apr 27Filed with the Secretary of State
All 25 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services CommitteeSenate
  2. Jan 27Committee Hearing 09:30Senate
  3. Feb 10Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0Senate
  4. Feb 11Amendment adopted, placed on calendarSenate
  5. Feb 11Second reading, passed, yeas 45 nays 2Senate
  6. Feb 12Received from SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 19Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 9Committee Hearing 09:00House of Representatives
  9. Apr 5Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 1 0House of Representatives
  10. Apr 6Amendment adopted, placed on calendarHouse of Representatives
  11. Apr 9Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 83 nays 5House of Representatives
  12. Apr 9Returned to Senate (12)Senate
  13. Apr 13Refused to concurSenate
  14. Apr 13Conference committee appointed Anderson Lee HoganSenate
  15. Apr 16Conference committee appointed Rohr Tveit DobervichHouse of Representatives
  16. Apr 20Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede)Senate
  17. Apr 20Conference committee report adoptedSenate
  18. Apr 20Second reading, passed, yeas 40 nays 6Senate
  19. Apr 20Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accede)House of Representatives
  20. Apr 21Conference committee report adoptedHouse of Representatives
  21. Apr 22Signed by SpeakerHouse of Representatives
  22. Apr 22Signed by PresidentSenate
  23. Apr 22Sent to GovernorSenate
  24. Apr 26Signed by Governor 04/23Senate
  25. Apr 27Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23Both houses