Department of Insurance; Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division; two exempt personnel positions authorized

Plain English Breakdown

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HB372: Two New Staff Positions for the Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division

This law allows the Commissioner of Insurance to hire two new staff members who are not part of the state Merit System to help run a specific division.

What This Bill Does

• Authorizes the Commissioner of Insurance to employ personnel for the Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division.
• Creates two exempt positions that do not follow the rules of the state Merit System.
• Allows these new jobs in addition to any other exempt roles already allowed by law.
• Gives the commissioner the power to set the pay for employees in these two positions.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Commissioner of Insurance
• Employees hired into the Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division within the Department of Insurance

Terms To Know

Exempt personnel positions

Jobs that are not subject to the standard state Merit System rules.

Merit System

The set of rules and procedures usually used for hiring and managing state employees.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify the job duties or qualifications required for these two positions.
• The text does not list how much money will be spent to pay these new employees.

Official Summary Text

This act authorizes the Commissioner of Insurance to employ personnel to operate the Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division within the Department of Insurance, including two exempt personnel positions not subject to the state Merit System.

Current Bill Text

HB372 ENROLLED
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HB372
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By Representative Rigsby
RFD: Insurance
First Read: 03-Feb-26
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HB372 Enrolled
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First Read: 03-Feb-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to the Department of Insurance; to provide for
two exempt personnel positions within the Pharmacy Benefits
Manager Division.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. The Commissioner of Insurance, in
conformance with Section 36-26-10, Code of Alabama 1975, may
employ personnel to operate the Pharmacy Benefits Manager
Division within the Department of Insurance, including two
employees who are in the exempt service and not subject to the
state Merit System. These positions are in addition to any
other exempt position otherwise authorized by law for the
department. The compensation of these employees shall be set
by the commissioner.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1,
2026.
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HB372 Enrolled
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2026.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 26-Feb-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 09-Apr-26 Passed
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