Legislation

Prohibiting, except for certain specialty drugs, a pharmacy benefits manager from requiring that a beneficiary use a specific pharmacy or entity to fill a prescription if the pharmacy benefits manager or a corporate affiliate has an ownership interest in the pharmacy or entity or if the pharmacy or entity has an ownership interest in the pharmacy benefits manager or a corporate affiliate.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1402 Session: 2018 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2019 Legislative Date 2/08/2019 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy Choice Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2019 Legislative Date 2/13/2019 Action Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2019 Legislative Date 3/15/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2019 Legislative Date 3/12/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {496080/1 Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2019 Legislative Date 3/12/2019 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy Choice Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/13/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (140-0) Proceedings 48AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/15/2019 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 47AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2019 Legislative Date 3/20/2019 Action Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2019 Legislative Date 4/01/2019 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2019 Legislative Date 3/26/2019 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2019 Legislative Date 3/26/2019 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2019 Legislative Date 3/27/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 59AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2019 Legislative Date 3/24/2019 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/13/2019 Legislative Date 5/13/2019 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 550 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy Choice Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/08/2019	2/08/2019	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy Choice
House	2/13/2019	2/13/2019	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2019	3/15/2019	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/15/2019	3/12/2019	Favorable with Amendments {496080/1 Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2019	3/12/2019	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy Choice
House	3/18/2019	3/13/2019	Third Reading Passed (140-0)	48AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2019	3/15/2019	Referred Finance	47AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2019	3/20/2019	Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2019	4/01/2019	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	4/01/2019	3/26/2019	Favorable Adopted	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2019	3/26/2019	Second Reading Passed	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2019	3/27/2019	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	59AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2019	3/24/2019	Returned Passed	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/13/2019	5/13/2019	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 550
			Text - Chapter - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy Choice

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