SB 173 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Summary

Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action May 7, 2025

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 36

May 6, 2025

D Democratic32

28 Yea 4

87% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 7, 2025

Committee

05/07/2025 Referred to House Health & Human Services

lower

May 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

05/06/2025 Senate read and passed

upper

May 1, 2025

Legislature · Passed

05/01/2025 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

03/20/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 5, 2025

Introduced

02/05/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors