Pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacy services administrative organizations; provide certain regulations for.
HB 1123 prohibits "spread pricing" by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and pharmacy services administrative organizations (PSAOs) in Mississippi, meaning they cannot charge more than the actual drug cost plus dispensing fees. It requires drug manufacturers to report wholesale acquisition costs to the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy quarterly and mandates PBMs/PSAOs to submit detailed pricing reports, ownership information, and anti-retaliation protections for pharmacists. The bill also authorizes the Board to publish pricing data online, conduct investigations, and impose monetary penalties for violations. This directly affects drug manufacturers, PBMs, PSAOs, and pharmacies by increasing transparency in drug pricing and limiting certain revenue practices.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2025
Last action Apr 3, 2025
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The bill was reformatted from its original 'As Introduced' version to reflect its status as 'As Passed the House,' with minor formatting adjustments and a correction to a repeated word in Section 7. The substantive policy content, including drug pricing reporting requirements, spread pricing prohibitions, and pharmacy audit procedures, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
The bill header was updated to show the bill has passed the House and includes the effective date of July 1, 2025, with repeal of earlier sections on June 30, 2028.
Minor formatting changes were made to align the bill text with standard legislative formatting conventions.
A typographical error in Section 7 was corrected, changing 'board board' to 'board' for clarity.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025 · House Jan 23, 2025
How they voted
46–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Mar 12, 2025
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican35
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Recommitted For Further Conf
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Report Filed
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Public Health and Welfare
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To State Affairs
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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