republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2019a/sb-19-005.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Import Prescription Drugs From Canada"
description: "Prescription drugs - Canadian prescription drug importation program - federal approval - eligible importers and suppliers - eligible prescription drugs - distribution requirements - reports - rules - appropriations. The act creates the \"Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program\" (program) in the department of health care policy and financing (department). On or before September 1, 2020, the department shall submit a request to the United States secretary of health and human services for approval of the program. The department shall begin operating the program not later than 6 months after receiving such approval. The department may expend money for the purpose of requesting approval of the program, but the department cannot spend any other money to implement the program until the department receives approval of the program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2019A"
identifier: "SB 19-005"
citation: "Colorado SB 19-005 (2019A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joann Ginal", "Robert Rodriguez", "Sonya Jaquez Lewis"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 16
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-04T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-16T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96b91cf9-0ecc-447a-9b2a-135016f61f51"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb19-005"
source_hash: "47c4ab90d241ce2e0cf51c9b030c2678d493a1fbafeaab01a4b78a72ef2d6378"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado SB 19-005 (2019A) — Import Prescription Drugs From Canada

Prescription drugs - Canadian prescription drug importation program - federal approval - eligible importers and suppliers - eligible prescription drugs - distribution requirements - reports - rules - appropriations. The act creates the "Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program" (program) in the department of health care policy and financing (department). On or before September 1, 2020, the department shall submit a request to the United States secretary of health and human services for approval of the program. The department shall begin operating the program not later than 6 months after receiving such approval. The department may expend money for the purpose of requesting approval of the program, but the department cannot spend any other money to implement the program until the department receives approval of the program.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_sb005_h_app_006.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/22/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_005_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/07/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_005_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/04/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_005_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (02/01/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_005shhs_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (03/19/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_005shhsapp.pdf)
7. **PA3 (04/25/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_005hi_01.pdf)
8. **PA4 (05/01/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_005app.pdf)
9. **Reengrossed (03/25/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_005_ren.pdf)
10. **Rerevised (05/02/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_005_rr2.pdf)
11. **Revised (05/01/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_005_rev.pdf)
12. **Signed Act (05/16/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_005_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **20–14** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **41–22** (pass) · lower
- PERM — **39–23** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- AMD — **39–23** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **20–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joann Ginal — primary (person)
- Robert Rodriguez — primary (person)
- Sonya Jaquez Lewis — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2019-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2019-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2019-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2019-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-25T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance `introduction`
- **2019-03-25T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2019-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2019-03-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-04T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96b91cf9-0ecc-447a-9b2a-135016f61f51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).