SB 103 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO CREATE THE PHARMACY NONDISCRIMINATION ACT; TO REQUIRE PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS TO ACCEPT ANY PHARMACY OR PHARMACIST WILLING TO ACCEPT RELEVANT AND REASONABLE TERMS OF PARTICIPATION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

SB 103 (now Act 425) creates the Pharmacy Nondiscrimination Act, requiring pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) to accept any pharmacy or pharmacist willing to meet "relevant and reasonable terms of participation." It directly affects independent pharmacies, pharmacists, and PBMs who contract with insurers. The law defines "reasonable terms" as those consistent with state/federal law, industry standards, and not arbitrarily excluding qualified providers. The bill was enacted quickly after being declared an emergency, becoming law on April 7, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed Apr 7, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 425 → SB 103 · 2 edits

MINOR

The document shows a transition from a previous legislative act (Act 425) to a new bill (SB 103) for the 95th General Assembly of Arkansas. The changes appear to be primarily formatting and structural updates rather than substantive policy modifications, as the provided text only shows header changes and session information updates.

TECHNICAL

Removed reference to 'Act 425 of the Regular Session' as the previous legislative designation.

Added new header information identifying the bill as SB 103 for the 95th General Assembly, Regular Session 2025, with an engrossed date of 3/17/25.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 7, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that SB103 is now Act 425

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned from the House as passed.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned to the Senate as passed.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors