Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 140: Pharmacy benefits.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 140 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Pharmacy benefits. Primary sponsor: Julie McGuire (Republican), Andy Zay, Tyler Johnson (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2025): Signed by the Governor.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Requires an insurer, a pharmacy benefit manager, or any other administrator of pharmacy benefits to ensure that a network utilized by the insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator is reasonably adequate and accessible and file an annual report regarding the network with the commissioner of the department of insurance (commissioner). Sets forth certain limitations and requirements with respect to the provision of pharmacy or pharmacist services under a health plan. Allows any insured, pharmacy, or pharmacist impacted by an alleged violation to file a complaint with the commissioner. Provides that the commissioner may order reimbursement to any person who has incurred a monetary loss as a result of a violation. Requires, if a pharmacy benefit manger is used with regard to a state employee health plan, the state personnel department to either create a pharmacy benefit manager or contract with an insurer, a pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator. Prohibits a third party administrator from: (1) requiring, as a condition of a plan sponsor entering into a contract with the third party administrator, that the plan sponsor enter into a contract with a particular pharmacy benefit manager; or (2) charging a different fee for services provided by the third party administrator to a plan sponsor based on the plan sponsor's selection of a particular pharmacy benefit manager. Urges the legislative council to assign to the appropriate study committee the task of studying the topic of contracts for pharmacy benefit coverage under the Medicaid program and a state employee health plan.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 5
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie McGuire | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 93 |
| Andy Zay | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Tyler Johnson | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 14 |
| Ed Charbonneau | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 5 |
| Vaneta Becker | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 50 |
| Gary Byrne | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 47 |
| Chris Campbell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Lonnie Randolph | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 2 |
| Robin Shackleford | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 98 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Signed by the Governor
- Public Law 189
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Signed by the Speaker
- CCR # 1 filed in the House
- CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 560: yeas 84, nays 1
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 523: yeas 39, nays 10
- Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- Senate advisors appointed: Jackson L, Johnson T and Zay
- Senate conferees appointed: Charbonneau and Ford J.D.
- Senate dissented from House amendments
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