ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION - 2025
COMMITTEE STATEMENT
LB10
Hearing Date: Wednesday January 22, 2025
Committee On: Health and Human Services
Introducer: Hughes
One Liner: Change requirements relating to wholesale drug distributors and dispensing of certain prescription
drugs
Roll Call Vote - Final Committee Action:
Advanced to General File with amendment(s)
Vote Results:
Aye: 7 Senators Ballard, Hansen, Fredrickson, Hardin, Meyer, Quick, Riepe
Nay:
Absent:
Present Not Voting:
Testimony:
Proponents: Representing:
Senator Jana Hughes Opening Presenter
Josephine Litwinowicz Higher Power Church
Opponents: Representing:
Neutral: Representing:
* ADA Accommodation Written Testimony
Summary of purpose and/or changes:
LB 10 exempts the Prescription Drug Donation Act from the federal Drug Supply Chain and Security Act by no longer
requiring a wholesale drug distributor under the prescription drug donation program to maintain a paper or electronic
pedigree.
Also, DHHS may receive prescription drugs and supplies under this program and dispense these drugs under an
emergency. Also, DHHS may receive and distribute these drugs to victims as a result of an emergency.
Sec. 1: A wholesale drug distributor engaged in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs under the
Prescription Drug Donation Program Act shall not be required to maintain a paper or electronic pedigree pursuant to
current law.
DHHS may receive prescription drugs and supplies directly under the Prescription Drug Donation Program Act and
dispense such prescription drugs and supplies through licensed personnel during, or in preparation for, a state of
emergency declared by the Governor. DHHS may receive and distribute prescription drugs and supplies to any
individual who is a victim as a result of a state of emergency declared by the Governor.
Sec. 2: Repealer
Committee Statement: LB10
Health and Human Services Committee
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AM12 replaces the term “a victim” with “impacted” in Subsection 7(b) of Section 1. The emergency clause is also
added.
Brian Hardin, Chairperson
Committee Statement: LB10
Health and Human Services Committee
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