S.48 (Act 59)

An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Sponsors: Sen. Peter Shumlin, Sen. Kevin Mullin, Sen. Matthew Choate , Sen. Timothy Ashe, Sen. Claire Ayer, Sen. Susan Bartlett, Sen. Randolph Brock, Sen. John Campbell, Sen. William Carris, Sen. Ann Cummings, Sen. William Doyle, Sen. Edward Flanagan, Sen. Harold Giard, Sen. Robert Hartwell, Sen. Vincent Illuzzi, Sen. M. Jane Kitchel, Sen. Sara Kittell, Sen. Virginia Lyons, Sen. Mark MacDonald, Sen. Richard Mazza, Sen. Richard McCormack, Sen. Hinda Miller, Sen. Alice Nitka, Sen. Douglas Racine, Sen. Philip Scott, Sen. Richard Sears, Sen. Diane Snelling, Sen. Robert Starr, Sen. Jeanette White

Last Recorded Action: 5/9/2009 - Signed by Governor on June 8, 2009

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

2009 - 2010 Legislative Session

Friday, January 30, 2009

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Finance

1:30 PM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Review bill with staff

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Finance

3:15 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Testimony from interested parties

Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Bridget Asay, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Paul Harrington, Executive Vice President, Vermont Medical Society
Ken Libertoff, Director, Vermont Association for Mental Health

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Committee(s):: Senate Committee on Finance
3:00 p.m.: S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products
Ann Rugg, Deputy Director, Office of Vermont Health Access, Agency of Human Services
Elaine Erenrich Rosenburg, Director, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America/New England Chapter
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel
Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel
Sen. Peter Shumlin, Senate President Pro Tempore, Windham County
Chip Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Finance

3:15 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Testimony via telephone

Sharon Treat, Director, National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices

3:45 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Philene Taormina, Director of Advocacy, AARP
Tom Simpatico, MD, President, Vermont Psychiatric Association
Ken Libertoff, Director, Vermont Association for Mental Health

4:30 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Testimony via telephone

John R Brumsted, MD, Chief Quality Officer, Fletcher Allen Health Care
Richard "Mort" Wasserman, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Vermont
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel
Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Finance

1:30 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Marjorie Powell, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Jessica Wolfe, Manager, State Government Relations, Boston Scientific Corporation
Susan Baker, Health Care Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

2:30 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Testimony via telephone

Christopher White, General Counsel, Advanced Medical Technology Association

4:05 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel

Friday, February 13, 2009

Committee(s):: Senate Committee on Finance
-: S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products
Andrew MacLean, Lobbyist, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Ken Libertoff, Director, Vermont Association for Mental Health
Paul Harrington, Executive Vice President, Vermont Medical Society
John Hollar, Lobbyist, GlaxoSmithKline
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel
Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Finance

3:45 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Mark up

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel
Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Susan Gretkowski, Lobbyist, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Finance

4:00 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Mark up and vote

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

9:00 AM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Background presentations

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, House Committee on Health Care
Sen. William H. Carris, Rutland County

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Committee(s):: House Committee on Health Care
9:00 AM: S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products
John R Brumsted, Chief Quality Officer, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Vermont Medical Society
Ken Libertoff, Director, Vermont Association for Mental Health
William Sorrell, Vermont Attorney General
3:00 PM: S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products
Catherine Z. Davis, Director of Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Meredith Jacob, Pharmaceutical Policy Fellow, Washington College of Law
Laura Ziegler, Concerned Citizen
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Friday, April 24, 2009

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

9:30 AM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Robert Emmons MD, Psychiatrist

After budget meeting

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Kirke McVay, Psychologist

1:15 PM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

The House recessed this AM and is reconvening at 1:00 PM. So this afternoon's testimony times are now tentative.

Marjorie Powell, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
David Goggin, Director of State Government Affairs at AmGen, New England Bio-Tech Association
Ann Rugg, Deputy Director, Office of Vermont Health Access
George Dunston, Co-Founder, Obsidian HDS

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Committee(s):: House Committee on Health Care
9:00 AM: S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products
Susan Baker, Health Care Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Lila Richardson, Staff Attorney, Office of Vermont Health Care Ombusdman
3:00 PM: S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products
Jessica Wolfe, Manager, State Government Relations, Boston Scientific Corporation
Philene Taormina, Director of Advocacy, AARP
Thomas Tremblay, Associate Vice President for Government Relations, AdvaMed, durable medical equipment
Jonathan Weker, Dr., Vermont Psychiatric Association
Rich Harvie, Owner, Montpelier Pharmacy

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

8:30 AM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

(Marcia Hams via phone)

Tom Simpatico, MD, Vermont Psychiatric Association
Rep. George W. Till, Jericho
Marcia Hams, Director of Prescription Access and Quality, Community Catalyst

After Adj.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Committee discussion and bill draft mark-up

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

8:30 AM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Several witnesses via phone

Harry Chen, Consultant, Health Care Reform Commission
Judy Zsoldos RN
Kara Strempek, Pharmaceutical representative
Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

After Adj.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Committee discussion and bill mark-up

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Paul Harrington, Executive Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society
Ken Libertoff, Director, Vermont Association for Mental Health
Hunt Blair, Assistant Director of Health Care Reform, Office of Vermont Health Access
Jim Hester, Director, Commission on Health Care Reform

Friday, May 1, 2009

Committee(s):: House Committee on Appropriations
9:00 AM: S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products
Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Reporter, House Committee on Health Care

Friday, May 1, 2009

Committee(s):

House Committee on Ways and Means

1:15 PM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Reporter, House Committee on Health Care
Rep. Steven Maier, Chair, House Committee on Health Care
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

3:30 PM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Vote

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Reporter, House Committee on Health Care
Rep. Suzi Wizowaty, House Committee on Health Care
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Monday, May 4, 2009

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

3:00 PM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

This meeting is Joint with House Corrections and Institutions, and will be in Room 10. Topic: 340(b) drug pricing in Dept. of Corrections

Hunt Blair, Assistant Director of Health Care Reform, Office of Vermont Health Access
Delores Burroughs-Biron MD, Health Services Director, Department of Corrections

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

9:15 AM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

House amendments

Rep. Joe Acinapura
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

8:30 AM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Committee review of amendments to the bill

Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, House Committee on Health Care
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rep. Bob Helm, Fair Haven

Friday, May 8, 2009

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Finance

1:00 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Staff review and testimony

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Lorrentz, Nurse Practitioner, Cambridge Family Practice
Michael Scovner, M.D., Poultney
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Rep. George W. Till, Representative, Jericho
Rep. Kurt Wright, Representative, Burlington
Deborah Richter MD, Family Physician
Paul Harrington, Vermont Medical Society