SB 140 CO Passed One Chamber
Exempt Drugs from Prescription Drug Affordability Board Reviews
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Summary
The bill states that the Colorado prescription drug affordability review board has no authority to perform an affordability review of, or to establish an upper payment limit for, a prescription drug that is:Designated as a drug for a rare disease or condition by the food and drug administration (FDA) of the federal department of health and human services; orA licensed biological product that is derived from human whole blood or plasma as indicated on product labeling approved by the FDA.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Sponsors (14)
- L. Frizell Republican · sponsor
- J. Marchman Democratic · sponsor
- L. Gilchrist Democratic · sponsor
- D. Johnson Republican · sponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · sponsor
- S. Bright Republican · sponsor
- J. Carson Republican · sponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · sponsor
- B. Kirkmeyer Republican · sponsor
- C. Simpson Republican · sponsor
- M. Bradfield Republican · sponsor
- A. Hartsook Republican · sponsor
- J. Joseph Democratic · sponsor
- R. Taggart Republican · sponsor
5 coauthors / cosponsors
- M. Baisley Republican · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Liston Republican · cosponsor
- B. Pelton Republican · cosponsor
- R. Pelton Republican · cosponsor
Action history (8)
- Apr 22, 2026 House Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely · lower
- Apr 21, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower
- Apr 13, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 10, 2026 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 04/13/2026 - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 9, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 8, 2026 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/09/2026 - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 2, 2026 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Mar 16, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
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