S05939Introduced in the Senate
Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to pay a participating pharmacy at minimum at the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) rate, or at the pharmacy acquisition cost rate if greater or there is not a NADAC rate, plus a professional dispensing fee that is at minimum the professional dispensing fee paid under the state medical assistance program.
Introduced by James Skoufis, District 42
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to pay a participating pharmacy at minimum at the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) rate, or at the pharmacy acquisition cost rate if greater or there is not a NADAC rate, plus a professional dispensing fee that is at minimum the professional dispensing fee paid under the state medical assistance program.
Where it stands
returned to senate
June 5, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
AssemblyStage: Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage · June 5, 2026
132
Yes
0
No
18
Absent or Not Voting
150 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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See how each assemblymember voted
| Assemblymember | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Schiavoni | 1 | Yes |
| Jodi Giglio | 2 | Yes |
| Joseph DeStefano | 3 | Absent |
| Rebecca Kassay | 4 | Yes |
| Doug Smith | 5 | Yes |
| Philip Ramos | 6 | Yes |
| Jarett Gandolfo | 7 | Yes |
| Michael Fitzpatrick | 8 | Yes |
| Michael Durso | 9 | Yes |
| Steve Stern | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
REFERRED TO HEALTH
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
PRINT NUMBER 5939A
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
PRINT NUMBER 5939B
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1985
PASSED SENATE
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
referred to health
died in assembly
returned to senate
REFERRED TO HEALTH
1ST REPORT CAL.305
2ND REPORT CAL.
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
PASSED SENATE
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
referred to insurance
RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
returned to senate
VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5939C
REPASSED SENATE
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
referred to ways and means
substituted for a5882c
ordered to third reading rules cal.483
passed assembly
returned to senate
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