Requires insurers to cover the substitution of a brand name prescription drug when the federal food and drug administration has declared that there is a supply issue with a generic drug
Summary
Requires insurers to cover the substitution of a brand name prescription drug when the federal food and drug administration has declared that there is a supply issue with a generic drug.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2025
Last action Jun 1, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2026 · Assembly May 6, 2026
How they voted
50–10
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
Jun 1, 2026
D
Democratic41
92% Yea
R
Republican22
54% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 6, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phara Souffrant Forrest
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo Santabarbara
DDemocratic
Co
David Weprin
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Rosenthal
DDemocratic
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