HB 190 Kentucky House · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits.

Summary

Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to prohibit insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and other pharmacy benefit administrators from requiring or incentivizing the use of a mail-order pharmaceutical distributor; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 304.38A-115, 18A.225, and 164.2871 to apply provisions of amended KRS 304.17A-164 to limited health service benefit plans, including limited health service contracts, limited health service organizations, the state employee health plan, and postsecondary educational institution self-insured group health plans; repeal 304.38A-120, relating to assignment of certain benefits under limited health service organization plans, to consolidate like provisions; make technical corrections; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2024

House Passage

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

Apr 2024

Signed into Law

Apr 2024

Introduced Jan 8, 2024 Signed Apr 18, 2024

Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2024

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 18, 2024

Signed into law

signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 213)

lower

Apr 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

upper

Apr 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

lower

Apr 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

passed 92-0

lower

Apr 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

House concurred in Senate amendment Committee Substitute (1)

lower

Apr 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)

lower

Apr 15, 2024

Committee

to Rules (H)

lower

Apr 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

lower

Apr 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill

lower

Apr 12, 2024

Committee

to Banking & Insurance (S)

upper

Mar 28, 2024

Upper · Passed

returned to Committee on Committees (S)

upper

Mar 28, 2024

Upper · Passed

taken from Committee on Committees (S)

upper

Mar 13, 2024

Committee

to Committee on Committees (S)

upper

Mar 12, 2024

Lower · Passed

3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

lower

Mar 7, 2024

Lower · Passed

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

lower

Feb 15, 2024

Committee

to Health Services (H)

lower

Jan 8, 2024

Committee

to Committee on Committees (H)

lower

Jan 8, 2024

Introduced

introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors