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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 91: State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy; prohibit

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 91 is a bill introduced in the Georgia Senate on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy; prohibit. Primary sponsor: Lee Anderson (Republican), Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Chuck Payne (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican), Sam Watson (Republican), Max Burns (Republican), Marty Harbin (Republican), Matt Brass (Republican), Greg Dolezal (Republican), Mike Hodges (Republican), Donzella James (Democratic), Derek Mallow (Democratic), Brandon Beach, Billy Hickman (Republican), Blake Tillery (Republican), Ben Watson (Republican), Bo Hatchett (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican), Frank Ginn (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Steve Gooch (Republican), John Albers (Republican), Carden Summers (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2026): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state employees' health insurance plan, so as to prohibit the Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract or contracts with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy or any legal entity that contracts with or uses such pharmacy benefits manager; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 22

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lee AndersonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Chuck HufstetlerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate52
Chuck PaynePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate54
Drew EcholsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate49
Sam WatsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Max BurnsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Marty HarbinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Matt BrassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Greg DolezalPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Mike HodgesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Donzella JamesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Derek MallowPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Brandon BeachPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Billy HickmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Blake TilleryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Ben WatsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Bo HatchettPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Kay KirkpatrickPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Russ GoodmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Rick WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Frank GinnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Shawn StillPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate48
Steve GoochPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate51
John AlbersPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate56
Carden SummersPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  2. House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  3. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  4. House Second Readers
  5. House First Readers
  6. Senate Passed/Adopted
  7. Senate Third Read
  8. Senate Read Second Time
  9. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  10. Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
  11. Senate Read and Referred
  12. Senate Hopper

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source