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SB1098 • 2025

Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.

Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Blanco
Last action
2025-05-26
Official status
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.

Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  5. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  6. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  7. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  9. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  11. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  12. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  13. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Health

  14. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  15. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  16. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  18. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  22. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  23. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  24. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  26. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  27. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  28. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  29. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  31. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  34. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  35. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  36. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  37. 2025-02-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  38. 2025-02-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1098 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Blanco, et al.

S.B. No. 1098

(Hull)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain

price information for a drug or biological product.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 562.003, Occupations Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 562.003. DISCLOSURE OF PRICE; PATIENT'S OPTION.
(a)

A

pharmacy shall disclose the lowest cost cash price at that pharmacy

for the drug or biological product prescribed to the patient.

(b)
If the price of a drug or biological product to a patient

is lower than the amount of the patient's copayment under the

patient's prescription drug insurance plan, the pharmacist shall

offer the patient the option of paying for the drug or biological

product at the lower price instead of paying the amount of the

copayment.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.