AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS
Summary
Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee, by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement, under a health plan as of January 1, 2027.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2026
Last action Apr 1, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Mar 31, 2026
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 1, 2026
Committee
04/01/2026 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
03/31/2026 Senate read and passed
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Legislature · Passed
03/26/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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