l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1299

Pharmacy benefit managers; require to make available to the public, without redaction, contracts relating to pharmacy benefit management services.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 28, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, AND WITHOUT REDACTION, THIRD PARTY AGGREGATOR CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTS RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT SERVICES BETWEEN A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER AND ANY ENTITY, AND CONTRACTS WITH PHARMACY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY THOSE CONTRACTS WHERE THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE IS A PARTY TO THE THIRD PARTY AGGREGATOR CONTRACT OR THE CONTRACT RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT SERVICES OR WITH A PHARMACY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE MADE PUBLIC; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE EXEMPTION FOR THE MISSISSIPPI STATE AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN AND THE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID OR ITS CONTRACTORS WHEN PERFORMING PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER SERVICES FOR THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID IN THE DEFINITION OF "PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER"; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 73-21-155, 73-21-156, 73-21-157, 73-21-159, 73-21-161 AND 73-21-163, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE PHARMACY BENEFIT PROMPT PAY ACT, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 73-21-177, 73-21-179, 73-21-181, 73-21-183, 73-21-185, 73-21-187, 73-21-189 AND 73-21-191, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE PHARMACY AUDIT INTEGRITY ACT, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 16 to February 28, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action11 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 924 days

InsuranceJan 16 to Jan 2610 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Feb 28 · stopped19 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 15 to Feb 28 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 7Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 9 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 9Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Carpenter, Zuber and Ford (54th))
  2. Feb 10Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 15Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  5. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 9Motion to Reconsider Entered (Carpenter, Zuber, Ford (54th))House of Representatives
  8. Feb 10Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 15Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  11. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate