NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor.  To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 10-126
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Carroll M., Boyd;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Tyler, Fischer, Labuda, Pommer, Riesberg,
      Todd.
      
      
      Concerning increased transparency reporting requirements for
           certain pharmaceutical manufacturers.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  Part 1 of article 34 of title 24, Colorado Revised
      Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:
      
           24-34-110.  Posting summary transparency reports required by
      federal law.  Upon receipt by the state from the secretary of the
      United States department of health and human services, the
      department of regulatory agencies shall post on its web site the
      report required by section 6002 of the federal "Patient Protection
      and Affordable Care Act", H.R. 3590, Pub.L. 111-148, containing a
      summary of information submitted by manufacturers and group
      purchasing organizations to the secretary pursuant to said law. 
      The department shall post the report by September 30, 2013, and by
      June 30 of each calendar year thereafter, or as soon as possible
      after the state receives the report from the secretary, whichever
      occurs first.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date.  This act
      shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      11, 2010, if adjournment sine die is on May 12, 2010); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part shall not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2010
      and shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote
      thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Brandon C. Shaffer                Terrance D. Carroll
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Karen Goldman                          Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO