SB 2443 Hawaii Senate · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS.

Summary

Addresses and defines pharmacy benefit manager practices. Creates enforcement authority by the Insurance Commissioner to suspend or revoke a pharmacy benefit manager's registration and impose fines. Repeals the requirement for the Department of Health to enforce the terms of private contracts pertaining to pharmacy benefit managers. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Last action Mar 10, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2022

How they voted

24–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 25

Mar 8, 2022

D Democratic24

24 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican1

0% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2022

Committee

Referred to HHH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 24

lower

Mar 8, 2022

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 226) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 8, 2022

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 22, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chang, DeCoite, Nishihara, Riviere, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 18, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-22-22 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 18, 2022

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.

upper

Feb 18, 2022

Committee

Reported from HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2639) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

upper

Feb 16, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Baker, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 14, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HTH deferred the measure until 02-16-22 1:00PM; Via Videoconference.

upper

Feb 10, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-22 1:15PM; Via Videoconference.

upper

Jan 24, 2022

Committee

Referred to HTH, CPN.