Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As introduced, lowers from three to two business days the amount of time a pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity has to adjust the maximum allowable cost of a drug or medical product or device to which the maximum allowable cost applies for all similar pharmacies in the network for claims submitted in the next payment cycle after an appealing pharmacy's appeal is determined to be valid by the pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action Apr 21, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 14, 2021
How they voted
87–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 90
Apr 14, 2021
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican65
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
18
Committee
21
Amendments
1
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/21/2021
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0115)
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 1, PNV 3
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to 4/7/2021
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/6/2021
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/23/2021
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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