AB259Introduced in the Assembly
Establishes provisions governing prescription drugs. (BDR 40-165)
Introduced by Venicia Considine, District 18
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating such prohibitions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Vetoed by the Governor.
June 12, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · June 2, 2025
13
Yes
8
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | No |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 156.)
Taken from General File.
Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective.
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
From committee: Do pass, as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.)
To Assembly.
In Assembly. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Vetoed by the Governor.
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