SB 1098 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.

SB 1098 requires Texas pharmacies to disclose the lowest cash price for a prescribed drug or biological product to patients. If the cash price is lower than the patient's insurance copayment, pharmacists must offer the option to pay the lower cash price instead of the copayment amount. This directly affects patients filling prescriptions, particularly those with insurance plans where copayments exceed cash prices. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, aiming to increase prescription price transparency and give patients cost-saving options.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action May 26, 2025
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
12
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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