HB 1993 Pennsylvania House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of November 21, 2016 (P.L.1318, No.169), known as the Pharmacy Audit Integrity and Transparency Act, further providing for title of act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for short title, for scope of act and for definitions and providing for regulations; in pharmacy audits, further providing for limitations; in registration, further providing for PBM and auditing entity registration; providing for pharmacy benefits manager contracts; in PBM cost transparency requirements, providing for PBM transparency report required, repealing provisions relating to regulations and providing for PSAO reporting requirements; in enforcements, further providing for scope of enforcement authority; providing for pharmacy services; and making repeals.

This bill amends the existing Pharmacy Audit Integrity and Transparency Act to refine how pharmacy audits and fees are handled. It clarifies that certain insurance supplements are excluded from specific terms and changes the notice period for additional fees from the time of claim adjudication to thirty days before the fees are applied. The legislation also updates definitions to refer to "generic" drugs instead of "general" ones and expands the scope of federal employee benefit protections. Additionally, it adjusts reporting requirements for pharmacy benefit managers and the state agency overseeing these audits.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Jul 2024
House Passage
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Jul 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Apr 3, 2024 Signed Jul 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jul 9, 2024 · House Jun 27, 2024

How they voted

410
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 42
Jul 9, 2024
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Jul 17, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Jul 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Jul 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Jul 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules
lower
Jul 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jul 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as amended
upper
Jul 9, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-1)
senate
Jul 9, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Jul 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported as amended
upper
Jul 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reverted to Prior Printer's No. 2833 in Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
upper
Jun 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 27, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (179-0-1)
house
Jun 27, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 12, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
Referred to Health
lower
1 primary · 63 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jessica Benham
Jessica Benham
DDemocratic
PA
36
Co
Photo of Aaron Bernstine
Aaron Bernstine
RRepublican
PA
8
Co
Photo of Abby Major
Abby Major
RRepublican
PA
60
Co
Photo of Abigail Salisbury
Abigail Salisbury
DDemocratic
PA
34
Co
Photo of Aerion Abney
Aerion Abney
DDemocratic
PA
19
Co
Photo of Ben Waxman
Ben Waxman
DDemocratic
PA
182
Co
Photo of Carol Hill-Evans
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
PA
95
Co
Photo of Carol Kazeem
Carol Kazeem
DDemocratic
PA
159
Co
Photo of Charity Krupa
Charity Krupa
RRepublican
PA
51
Co
Photo of Craig Staats
Craig Staats
RRepublican
PA
145
Co
Photo of Dan Frankel
Dan Frankel
DDemocratic
PA
23