An Act relating to insurance; relating to pharmacy benefits managers; relating to dispensing fees; and providing for an effective date.
This law requires pharmacy benefits managers to register with the state director before operating in Alaska and establishes rules for how they must conduct business. The bill mandates that these managers act with transparency and in the best interest of insurance plans and patients, specifically requiring them to pass any payments from drug manufacturers directly to the insurance plan. Additionally, the legislation gives insurance companies the right to request detailed information on drug costs and the financial arrangements between the pharmacy benefits manager and drug makers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Oct 2024
Introduced Jan 16, 2024
Signed Oct 9, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
100
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
9
Oct 9, 2024
Signed into law
(H) Signed into law 9/23 CHAPTER 61 SLA 24
lower
May 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) CONCURRED AM OF (S) Y33 N5 E1 A1
lower
May 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
(S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
upper
May 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
(S) PASSED Y19 N- E1
upper
May 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
(S) L&C SCS ADOPTED UC
upper
May 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved SCS CSHB 226(L&C) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
upper
May 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
lower
May 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) PASSED Y30 N7 E1 A2
lower
May 2, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 10 FAILED Y13 N26 A1
lower
May 2, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 9 FAILED Y7 N32 A1
lower
May 2, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 7 FAILED Y13 N26 A1
lower
May 2, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 6 FAILED Y5 N35
lower
May 2, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y6 N34
lower
May 2, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y4 N36
lower
May 2, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y2 N38
lower
May 2, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y2 N37 A1
lower
May 2, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N20 A1
lower
May 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) L&C CS ADOPTED Y37 N3
lower
May 1, 2024
Committee
(S) <Pending Referral>
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
(H) FIN REFERRAL REMOVED
lower
Apr 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) Moved CSHB 226(L&C) Out of Committee
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) Moved CSHB 226(HSS) Out of Committee
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
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