Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 25-1094: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 25-1094 is a bill introduced in the Colorado House on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices. Primary sponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Byron Pelton (Republican), Dusty Johnson (Republican), Kyle Brown (Democratic). It lists 26 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 30, 2025): Governor Signed.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Beginning January 1, 2027, the act: Allows a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) to earn income derived from the assessment of a flat-dollar service fee for the provision of a prescription drug; Prohibits a PBM from earning income based on the price or cost of a prescription drug; Prohibits a PBM from designing a formulary to favor a certain branded pharmaceutical or biologic; Requires a PBM to be reimbursed by a health benefit plan for lowering the plan's prescription drug spending over a given period of time and for the direct services the PBM provides to the plan; Sets the amount that a PBM shall reimburse an unaffiliated pharmacy or a PBM-affiliated retail, mail order, or specialty pharmacy for a prescription drug; and Requires a contract between a PBM and a health benefit plan to contain a provision where the PBM discloses prescription drug cost information to the health benefit plan and a provision authorizing the health benefit plan to execute an audit to validate compliance with the contract.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 27 · Republican 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Roberts | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 8 |
| Byron Pelton | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 1 |
| Dusty Johnson | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 63 |
| Kyle Brown | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Judy Amabile | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Jennifer Bacon | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 7 |
| S. Bird | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Andy Boesenecker | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 53 |
| Jeff Bridges | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Monica Duran | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 23 |
| Regina English | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 17 |
| Tony Exum | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 11 |
| Nick Hinrichsen | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Iman Jodeh | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 29 |
| Junie Joseph | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Cathy Kipp | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Sheila Lieder | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 28 |
| Mandy Lindsay | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Julie McCluskie | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 13 |
| Karen McCormick | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 11 |
| Amy Paschal | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Emily Sirota | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 9 |
| Lesley Smith | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 49 |
| Katie Stewart | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 59 |
| Alex Valdez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 5 |
| Elizabeth Velasco | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 57 |
| Katie Wallace | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 17 |
| Mike Weissman | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 28 |
| Steven Woodrow | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 2 |
| Yara Zokaie | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Governor Signed
- Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Sent to the Governor
- House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
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