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SB256 • 2026

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

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

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Beasley
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Department of Insurance; Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division; Two Exempt Positions Allowed

This bill allows the Department of Insurance to hire two exempt employees for its Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the Commissioner of Insurance to employ two exempt personnel positions within the Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division.
  • Specifies that these two new positions are not subject to the state's Merit System rules.
  • Gives the Commissioner authority to set the compensation for these employees.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Insurance
  • Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division within the Department of Insurance

Terms To Know

exempt positions
Positions that are not subject to certain state employment rules, like the Merit System.
Merit System
A system used by some states for hiring and promoting government employees based on merit rather than political affiliation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how these positions will be filled or what their duties will be.
  • It is unclear if the existing budget of the Department of Insurance covers the cost of these new positions.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  2. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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SB256 INTRODUCED
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SB256
7B1B32V-1
By Senators Beasley, Figures, Stewart, Coleman, Singleton,
Jones, Smitherman, Kelley, Roberts, Hovey, Livingston, Allen,
Stutts, Butler, Melson, Barfoot, Elliott, Albritton, Sessions,
Givhan, Waggoner, Coleman-Madison, Price
RFD: Banking and Insurance
First Read: 03-Feb-26
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7B1B32V-1 02/02/2026 KMS (L)KMS 2026-609
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First Read: 03-Feb-26
SYNOPSIS:
This bill would provide for two exempt personnel
positions within the Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division
of the Department of Insurance.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
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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