SB875
State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Senate: Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
Chief Patron:
Aaron Rouse (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Medical Assistance Services; state pharmacy benefits manager.
Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services by December 31, 2026, to select and contract with a third-party administrator to serve as the state pharmacy benefits manager to administer all pharmacy benefits for Medicaid recipients, including recipients enrolled in a managed care organization. The bill enumerates requirements for the Department's ... (More) contract with the state pharmacy benefits manager. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/03/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103406D
- 01/03/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 25103406D-E
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875)
- 02/11/2025 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25107253D-H1
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875)
- 02/13/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/14/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - House: Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
- 02/14/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/14/2025 - House: Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/19/2025 - House: House requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Rouse, Favola, Head
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Callsen, Carr, Wachsmann
- 02/22/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 25108045D-S1
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 2-N)
- 02/24/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB875ER)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's Recommendation
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/24/2025 - Senate: Governor's substitute printed (SB875S2)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (13-Y 27-N)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation rejected (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 40-N)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
