AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Summary
Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2026
Last action Apr 3, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2026
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Apr 2, 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 3, 2026
Committee
04/03/2026 Referred to House Finance
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
04/02/2026 Senate read and passed
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Legislature · Passed
03/26/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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