House approves drug price gouging bill, now heads to Senate – State Journal-Register (Springfield)

Drug manufacturers that do price gouge could be ordered to restore amounts accrued through the increase to customers or pay up to a $10,000 fine per day it's found in violation. The bill's language defines price gouging as when an increase on a medication's 30-day supply cost exceeds $20.

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