House Action 3/21/05 - A Citizen's Guide to Indiana

Most of the House’s action was on Second Reading matters yesterday. Some of the bills that passed 3rd reading and head to conference committee are:

Senate Bill 0444 – Meth & Pharmacy security. Passed 91 – 6. Among several other things, the bill:

Requires a package of a drug containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine to be: (1) protected by an anti-theft device; and (2) stored in an area that is under constant video monitoring. Allows a pharmacist to refuse to honor a prescription if honoring the prescription would endanger the safety of a person employed by the pharmacy. Requires a pharmacist to notify a physician who issued a prescription if the pharmacist refuses to honor the prescription because honoring the prescription would: (1) be against the best interest of the patient; or (2) be contrary to the health and safety of the patient.

SB 483 Voter Identification. Passed 52 – 45. Requires state or federal ID to be used before a person can vote at the polls (but not absentee). Sets up a provisional ballot procedure for people who don’t have their ID on them. (My guess is about 0% of people will jump through the provisional voting hoops set up in this bill.) The House Republicans previously rejected several propoosals that would have required notification to voters of their rights and obligations with respect to producing identification and provisional ballots.

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