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SB493 • 2025

Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.

Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Kolkhorst
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.

Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  7. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read

  8. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  9. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  11. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  13. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  14. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3042

  15. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage as amended reported

  16. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  17. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  18. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  19. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2971

  20. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  22. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  23. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  24. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  25. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  26. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  27. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  28. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  29. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  31. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  32. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  33. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Insurance

  34. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  35. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  36. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  37. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  38. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  39. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  41. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  42. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  43. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  44. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  45. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  46. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  47. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  48. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  49. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  50. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  51. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  52. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  53. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  54. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  55. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  56. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  57. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  58. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  59. 2024-11-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  60. 2024-11-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 493 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 493

AN ACT

relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by

pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 4151, Insurance Code, is

amended by adding Section 4151.155 to read as follows:

Sec.

4151.155.

CERTAIN DISCLOSURES AND COMMUNICATIONS BY

PHARMACIST OR PHARMACY PROTECTED. (a)

A pharmacy benefit manager

may not, by contract or otherwise, prohibit or restrict a

pharmacist or pharmacy from informing an enrollee of any difference

between the enrollee's out-of-pocket cost for a prescription drug

under the enrollee's prescription drug benefit and the

out-of-pocket cost without submitting a claim under the enrollee's

prescription drug benefit.

(b)

A provision in a pharmacy benefit manager's pharmacy

benefit network contract is void and unenforceable if the provision

prohibits or restricts a pharmacist or pharmacy from:

(1)

informing an enrollee of any difference between

the enrollee's out-of-pocket cost for a prescription drug under the

enrollee's prescription drug benefit and the out-of-pocket cost

without submitting a claim under the enrollee's prescription drug

benefit; or

(2)

communicating with plan sponsors or

administrators regarding member services with respect to

prescription drug benefits, pharmacy services and benefits,

network access and adequacy with respect to prescription drug

benefits, partnership opportunities, or prescription claim

reimbursement.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a contract or agreement entered into, amended, or renewed on or

after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 493 passed the Senate on

April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that

the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 22, 2025, by the

following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 493 passed the House, with

amendment, on May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 147,

Nays 0, two present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor