Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health

Assembly Bill 621

Relating to: registration of pharmacy benefit managers, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Kolste, Sargent, Zamarripa, Anderson, Berceau, Pope, Subeck, Spreitzer, Considine, Billings, Horlacher, Brostoff, Fields, Hesselbein, Vruwink, Ohnstad, Hintz, Young, Shankland, Zepnick, Riemer, Crowley, Genrich, Hebl and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach and Carpenter.

November 09, 2017    Referred to Committee on Health

February 14, 2018       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (10)      Representative Sanfelippo; Representatives Bernier, Edming, Skowronski, Wichgers, Murphy, Jacque, Kolste, Zamarripa and Subeck.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Kremer and C. Taylor.

Appearances For

·      State Rep. Debra Kolste - 44th Assembly District

·      Courtney Waller

·      Janet Fristsch - Corner Drug, Hometown Pharmacy

·      Matthew Mabie - Pharmacy Society of WI

·      Daniel Strause - Hometown Pharmacy

·      Jason Schwager - Hometown Pharmacy

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      JP Wieske - OCI

Registrations For

·      State Rep. Josh Zepnick - 9th District

·      Danielle Womack - Pharmacy Society of WI

·      Allie Jo Shipman - National Community Pharmacists Assn.

Registrations Against

·      RJ Pirlot - Alliance of Health Insurers

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 22, 2018           Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Joshua Hoisington

Committee Clerk