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AB173 • 2025

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

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

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Novak, Tranel, Allen, Armstrong, Brooks, Callahan, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Joers, Kirsch, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, McCarville, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Sortwell, Tittl, Wichgers and Tucker, cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Marklein, Cabral-Guevara, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wanggaard, Wimberger and James
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-13 Asm.

    Representative Bare added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Representative Franklin added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-02-11 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  5. 2026-02-11 Asm.

    Representatives Stubbs and Hysell added as coauthors

  6. 2026-02-10 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak

  7. 2025-11-13 Asm.

    Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  8. 2025-10-08 Asm.

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  9. 2025-10-03 Asm.

    Representative Cruz added as a coauthor

  10. 2025-09-16 Asm.

    Representative Donovan added as a coauthor

  11. 2025-09-11 Asm.

    Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor

  12. 2025-09-09 Asm.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  13. 2025-08-28 Asm.

    Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  14. 2025-06-18 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  15. 2025-06-11 Asm.

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  16. 2025-06-05 Asm.

    Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  17. 2025-05-29 Asm.

    Senator Smith added as a cosponsor

  18. 2025-05-22 Asm.

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  19. 2025-04-23 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  20. 2025-04-11 Asm.

    Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a coauthor

  21. 2025-04-09 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Novak , Tranel , Allen , Armstrong , Brooks , Callahan , Fitzgerald , B. Jacobson , Joers , Kirsch , Kitchens , Knodl , Kreibich , McCarville , Miresse , Mursau , O'Connor , Sortwell , Tittl , Wichgers and Tucker ; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski , Marklein , Cabral-Guevara , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Nass , Pfaff , Quinn , Ratcliff , Roys , Spreitzer , Wanggaard , Wimberger and James

  22. 2025-04-09 Asm.

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

Official Summary Text

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
Status: A - Health, Aging and Long-Term Care