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2015 SESSION
SB 1393 Pharmacists; compounding of drugs for use in executions.
Introduced by: Richard L. Saslaw | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Compounding of drugs for use in
executions. Empowers the Director of the Department of Corrections to make and enter into contracts with a pharmacy or outsourcing facility to compound the drugs necessary to carry out execution by lethal injection. The bill provides that information relating to the identity of the persons or entities compounding such drugs, the identities of persons or entities engaged to manufacture or supply the materials used to compound the drug products, and the name of the materials or components used to compound drug products for use in an execution are confidential, exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, and not subject to discovery or introduction as evidence in a civil proceeding except for good cause shown. Pharmacists are authorized to compound drugs for lethal injections and the Board of Pharmacy can inspect or investigate a pharmacy or outsourcing facility or person compounding such drugs but any documents related to the inspection or investigation are confidential, exempt from the Freedom of Information Act and are not subject to discovery or introduction as evidence in any civil proceeding unless good cause is shown.
FULL TEXT
- 01/22/15 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15101495D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104449D-S1 pdf
- 02/09/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104935D-S2 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/22/15 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15101495D
- 01/22/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/26/15 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/05/15 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (10-Y 2-N)
- 02/05/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104449D-S1
- 02/05/15 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/09/15 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (7-Y 6-N)
- 02/09/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104935D-S2
- 02/10/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/15 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/15 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 15104449D-S1
- 02/10/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15104935D-S2
- 02/10/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1393S2
- 02/10/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/15 Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 14-N)
- 02/12/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/15 House: Read first time
- 02/12/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/16/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
- 02/20/15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (12-Y 6-N)
- 02/23/15 House: Read second time
- 02/24/15 House: Read third time
- 02/24/15 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/24/15 House: Amendment by Delegate LeMunyon rejected
- 02/24/15 House: Defeated by House (42-Y 56-N)
- 02/24/15 House: VOTE: DEFEATED (42-Y 56-N)