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SB 11 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY.

SB 11 establishes a price cap for certain prescription drugs in Connecticut, directly affecting pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesale distributors. It sets a "reference price" for "identified prescription drugs" (brand-name drugs with expired patents over 24 months or generic drugs) based on historical costs, adjusted annually for inflation using the Consumer Price Index. Manufacturers and distributors cannot sell these drugs above the reference price after January 1, 2026, unless a federal shortage exists. Violations trigger a civil penalty calculated as 80% of excess revenue, but only if annual sales exceed $250,000 in the state. The law aims to make prescription drugs more affordable by limiting price increases beyond inflation for covered medications.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill caps prescription drug prices to improve affordability and access, directly advancing patient access to medications under healthcare policies.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action May 21, 2025
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Committee Bill → HS Joint Favorable Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renamed from Committee Bill to Substitute Bill and the page count was reduced from 54 to 52 pages. The most significant change is that the Commissioner of Revenue Services now has authority to collect civil penalties instead of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. Additionally, the definition of the Consumer Price Index was expanded to include alternative federal or comparable state indices if the standard index is discontinued.
Scope change
The enforcement authority for civil penalties shifted from the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to the Commissioner of Revenue Services, changing which agency oversees penalty collection.
ENFORCEMENT

Authority to collect civil penalties transferred from Commissioner of Consumer Protection to Commissioner of Revenue Services

DEFINITION

Consumer Price Index definition expanded to include alternative federal or comparable state indices if the standard index is discontinued

TECHNICAL

Bill title changed from Committee Bill to Substitute Bill and page count reduced from 54 to 52 pages

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Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
5
Committee
7
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEE
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Human Services
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Human Services
upper
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