Health insurance; pharmacy benefits managers, definition of "covered entity."
Summary
Health insurance; pharmacy benefits managers; definition of covered entity. Removes hospitals, as defined in existing law, from the exemption to the definition of covered entity for the purposes of existing law relating to pharmacy benefits managers. This bill is identical to HB 2392.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions
Enrolled
→
Chaptered
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2 edits
MINOR
This bill converts the enrolled version of SB 1311 into a chaptered act, making it official law. The substantive content of the definitions section for pharmacy benefits managers remains unchanged from the enrolled version, with only formatting adjustments for the final publication. No new policy requirements, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria were added or removed.
TECHNICAL
Formatting changes from enrolled bill format to chaptered act format, including chapter number assignment (Chapter 429) and date of approval (March 24, 2025).
No substantive policy changes to the definitions of pharmacy benefits managers, rebates, or related terms.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 22, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 22, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 429 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1311ER)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
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