HB 830 VA

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Pharmacy benefits managers; requirements; scope; report. Requires all health insurance carriers to use the pass-through pricing model and may limit a pharmacy benefits manager from deriving income from pharmacy benefits management services provided to a carrier except for income derived from a pharmacy benefits management fee. The bill prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from (i) reversing and or resubmitting the claim of a pharmacist or pharmacy without meeting certain requirements, (ii) reducing any payment to a pharmacist or pharmacy to an effective rate of reimbursement, or (iii) retroactively denying or reducing a claim or aggregate of claims except under certain circumstances. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission (the Commission) to examine the practice of carriers or pharmacy benefits managers requiring or inducing covered individuals to utilize pharmacy services at an affiliated pharmacy. The Commission is required to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2027. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 669.

• Katrina Callsen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105289D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
4. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB830) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106561D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB830) · lower
10. Feb 12, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
13. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107837D-H2 · lower
15. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
17. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute rejected · lower
18. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
19. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
20. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
21. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
22. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
24. Mar 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108906D-S1 · upper
25. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
26. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
28. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
29. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
32. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
33. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
34. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
35. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB830) · lower
36. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
37. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB830ER) · lower
38. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
39. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
40. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
41. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
42. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 678 (Effective 7/1/2027) · executive
43. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML