2023-2024 Regular SessionPennsylvania Legislature

HB1993: Further providing for title of act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for short title, for scope of act and for definitions and providing for regulations; in pharmacy audits, further providing for limitations; in registration, further providing for PBM and auditing entity registration; providing for pharmacy benefits manager contracts; in PBM cost transparency requirements, providing for PBM transparency report required, repealing provisions relating to regulations and providing for PSAO reporting requirements; in enforcements, further providing for scope of enforcement authority; providing for pharmacy services; and making repeals.

Legislative Summary

An Act amending the act of November 21, 2016 (P.L.1318, No.169), known as the Pharmacy Audit Integrity and Transparency Act, further providing for title of act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for short title, for scope of act and for definitions and providing for regulations; in pharmacy audits, further providing for limitations; in registration, further providing for PBM and auditing entity registration; providing for pharmacy benefits manager contracts; in PBM cost transparency requirements, providing for PBM transparency report required, repealing provisions relating to regulations and providing for PSAO reporting requirements; in enforcements, further providing for scope of enforcement authority; providing for pharmacy services; and making repeals.

Bill History

4/3/2024
Referred to HEALTH
House of Representatives
6/12/2024
Reported as amended
House of Representatives
6/12/2024
First consideration
House of Representatives
6/12/2024
Re-committed to RULES
House of Representatives
6/27/2024
Re-reported as committed
House of Representatives
6/27/2024
Second consideration, with amendments
House of Representatives
6/27/2024
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
House of Representatives
6/27/2024
Re-reported as committed
House of Representatives
6/28/2024
Third consideration and final passage (198-4)
House of Representatives
6/28/2024
In the Senate
Senate
6/30/2024
Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Senate
7/8/2024
Reverted to Prior Printer's No. 2833 in Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
Senate
7/8/2024
Reported as amended
Senate
7/8/2024
First consideration
Senate
7/9/2024
Second consideration, with amendments (49-0)
Senate
7/9/2024
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
Senate
7/10/2024
Re-reported as amended
Senate
7/10/2024
Third consideration and final passage (48-1)
Senate
7/10/2024
In the House
House of Representatives
7/10/2024
Referred to RULES
House of Representatives
7/11/2024
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
House of Representatives
7/11/2024
House concurred in Senate amendments (172-30)
House of Representatives
7/11/2024
Signed in House
House of Representatives
7/11/2024
Signed in Senate
House of Representatives
7/12/2024
Presented to the Governor
House of Representatives
7/17/2024
Approved by the Governor
House of Representatives
7/17/2024
Act No. 77 of 2024
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Amendment A04888 (PN 2833)

House Amendment A04888 (PN 2833)

Not Adopted

House Amendment A05243 (PN 3317)

House Amendment A05243 (PN 3317)

Not Adopted

House Amendment A05205 (PN 3317)

House Amendment A05205 (PN 3317)

Not Adopted

Senate Amendment A05494 (PN 2833)

Senate Amendment A05494 (PN 2833)

Not Adopted

Senate Amendment A05509 (PN 3497)

Senate Amendment A05509 (PN 3497)

Not Adopted

Senate Amendment A05498 (PN 2833)

Senate Amendment A05498 (PN 2833)

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Rules: Re-report Bill As Committed
7/11/2024
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 1993 PN 3499, CONCURRENCE
7/11/2024
172
Yea
30
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations: Adopt Amendment A05509
7/10/2024
23
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Amended
7/10/2024
23
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Floor: HB 1993 PN 3499, Final Passage
7/10/2024
48
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Floor: HB 1993 PN 2833, 2023 A5498, WARD, J. Amendment No. A-5498
7/9/2024
49
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health And Human Services: Reported as Amended
7/8/2024
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health And Human Services: Motion to Revert to Prior Printers Number 2883
7/8/2024
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 1993 PN 3435, FINAL PASSAGE
6/28/2024
198
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed
6/27/2024
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Rules: Re-report Bill As Committed
6/27/2024
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 1993 PN 3317, 2023 A5243
6/27/2024
202
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 1993 PN 3317, 2023 A5205
6/27/2024
100
Yea
102
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
House Health: Report Bill As Amended
6/12/2024
24
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health: Adopt Amendment A04888
6/12/2024
24
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(7/17/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 49
Republican: 23

Primary Sponsor

Jessica Benham
Jessica Benham
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (71)

Valerie Gaydos
Republican
Malcolm Kenyatta
Democrat
Danilo Burgos
Democrat
Patrick Harkins
Democrat
Kyle Donahue
Democrat
Maureen Madden
Democrat
Abby Major
Republican
Ben Sanchez
Democrat
Melissa Cerrato
Democrat
Carol Hill-Evans
Democrat
Joseph Ciresi
Democrat
Mary Jo Daley
Democrat
Robert Matzie
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Democrat
Natalie Mihalek
Republican
Torren Ecker
Republican
Jeanne McNeill
Democrat
Michael Schlossberg
Democrat
Tina Pickett
Republican
Nick Pisciottano
Democrat
Joseph Webster
Democrat
Joseph Hohenstein
Democrat
Leanne Krueger-Braneky
Democrat
Lisa Borowski
Democrat
Ed Neilson
Democrat
Melinda Fee
Republican
Patty Kim
Democrat
Tarik Khan
Democrat
Aaron Bernstine
Republican
Steven Mentzer
Republican
Jennifer O'Mara
Democrat
Justin Fleming
Democrat
Seth Grove
Republican
Kyle Mullins
Democrat
Bridget Kosierowski
Democrat
Mary Isaacson
Democrat
Doyle Heffley
Republican
Donna Oberlander
Republican
Mike Armanini
Republican
James Gregory
Republican
Eric Nelson
Republican
Craig Staats
Republican
Benjamin Waxman
Democrat
Mandy Steele
Democrat
Abigail Salisbury
Democrat
Emily Kinkead
Democrat
Joe McAndrew
Democrat
Robert Kauffman
Republican
Jose Giral
Democrat
Sheryl Delozier
Republican
Jonathan Fritz
Republican
Marci Mustello
Republican
Lindsay Powell
Democrat
Dan Williams
Democrat
Joseph Hogan
Republican
Martin Causer
Republican
Paul Friel
Democrat
Joshua Siegel
Democrat
Jill Cooper
Republican
Stephen Samuelson
Democrat
Rick Krajewski
Democrat
Melissa Shusterman
Democrat
Dan Frankel
Democrat
Charity Grimm Krupa
Republican
David Madsen
Democrat
Aerion Abney
Democrat
Timothy Briggs
Democrat
Liz Hanbidge
Democrat
Mark Rozzi
Democrat
Carol Kazeem
Democrat
Roni Green
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197072.2 KB
Amended
Bill Text1/1/197095.8 KB
Amended
Bill Text1/1/1970103.3 KB
Amended
Bill Text1/1/1970136.7 KB
Amended
Bill Text1/1/1970137.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note7/11/2024223.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note7/10/202471.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note6/28/2024209.7 KB