AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS
Summary
Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler, prescription device, or prescription equipment to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2025
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Jun 3, 2025
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/03/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
May 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/27/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
03/13/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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