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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2893   </title>
<shortdesc>PHARMACEUTICAL CONSUMER PROTEC</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Dan Kotowski</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>815 ILCS 505/2Z</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Creates the Pharmaceutical Consumer Protection Act. Provides that, with regard to a prescription for a drug that is written by a prescriber within Illinois or that is dispensed within Illinois, a prescriber, company, pharmacy, or prescription drug information intermediary may not license, use, sell, transfer, or exchange for value, for any commercial purpose, prescription drug information that identifies directly or indirectly the individual or the prescriber, with specified exceptions. Provides that any person who violates any provision of the Act commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, and makes a corresponding change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Licensed Activities</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Licensed Activities</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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