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AB173Introduced in the Assembly

Regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers, and application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements. (FE)

Failed

Introduced by Todd Novak, District 51

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An Act to repeal 632.865 (2) and 632.865 (5) (e); to renumber 632.865 (4); to amend 40.51 (8), 40.51 (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 609.83, 632.861 (4) (a), 632.865 (1) (ae) and 632.865 (6) (c) 3.; to create 632.861 (1m), 632.861 (3g), 632.861 (3r), 632.861 (4) (e), 632.862, 632.865 (1) (ab) and (ac), 632.865 (1) (an), (aq) and (at), 632.865 (1) (bm), 632.865 (1) (cg) and (cr), 632.865 (2d), 632.865 (2h), 632.865 (2p), 632.865 (2t), 632.865 (4) (b), 632.865 (4m), 632.865 (5d), 632.865 (5h), 632.865 (5p), 632.865 (5t), 632.865 (6) (bm), 632.865 (6) (c) 3m., 632.865 (6g), 632.865 (6r) and 632.865 (8) of the statutes; Relating to: regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers, and application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements. (FE)

Where it stands

Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

March 23, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Introduced

  2. Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

  3. Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a coauthor

  4. Fiscal estimate received

  5. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  6. Senator Smith added as a cosponsor

  7. Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  8. Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  9. Fiscal estimate received

  10. Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  11. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  12. Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor

  13. Representative Donovan added as a coauthor

  14. Representative Cruz added as a coauthor

  15. Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  16. Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  17. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak

  18. Public hearing held

  19. Representatives Stubbs and Hysell added as coauthors

  20. Representative Franklin added as a coauthor

  21. Representative Bare added as a coauthor

  22. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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