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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 247: prohibiting network exclusion for pharmacies that refuse to dispense a prescription of the PBM reimbursement that is below the pharmacy's acquisition cost.

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 247 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: prohibiting network exclusion for pharmacies that refuse to dispense a prescription of the PBM reimbursement that is below the pharmacy's acquisition cost. Primary sponsor: David Rochefort (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 21, 2026): Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Future Legislation 10/16/2026 (Vote 11-0; ).

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David RochefortPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Kevin AvardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Brian ColeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 26
Daniel InnisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Carry SpierCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseHillsborough 6

“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. Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Future Legislation 10/16/2026 (Vote 11-0; )
  2. Executive Session: 10/14/2026 10:00 am GP 229
  3. Subcommittee Work Session: 09/09/2026 10:00 am GP 229
  4. Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 46
  5. Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 10/28/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 51 P. 5
  6. Executive Session: 10/28/2025 11:00 am GP 229
  7. Full Committee Work Session: 09/10/2025 10:00 am GP 229
  8. Retained in Committee
  9. Executive Session: 05/27/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
  10. Subcommittee Work Session: 05/07/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
  11. Public Hearing: 04/23/2025 11:00 am LOB 302-304
  12. Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 11 P. 113

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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