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Measure
Authors Bonta  
Subject Pharmacy benefit management.
Relating To relating to pharmacy benefit management.
Title An act to amend Sections 1385.0021, 127673.7, and 127674.1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to pharmacy benefit management.
Last Action Dt 2026-01-22
State Amended Assembly
Status Pending Referral
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Bill Actions
2026-01-29     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 2.)
2026-01-29     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-01-26     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-01-22     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (January 22).
2026-01-22     Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2026-01-22     Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2025-05-23     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-05-07     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-21     Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-04-10     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-25     Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-03-24     Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-03-24     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-20     From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-02-19     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2026-01-22
Amended Assembly     2025-04-10
Amended Assembly     2025-03-24
Introduced     2025-02-19
Analyses TBD
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Existing law requires a pharmacy benefit manager engaging in business with a health care service plan or health insurer to secure a license from the Department of Managed Health Care on or after January 1, 2027, or the date on which the department has established the licensure process, whichever is later. Existing law requires a complaint about a pharmacy benefit manager to be considered as a complaint against the contracting health care service plan and authorizes it to be considered a complaint against the contracting health insurer.

Existing law requires the Department of Health Care Access and Information to establish a Health Care Payments Data Program to collect information regarding health care costs, utilization, quality, and equity. Existing law requires a pharmacy benefit manager to provide specified information to the Department of Health Care Access and Information for inclusion in the program and requires the department to include specified information in an annual analysis. Existing law also requires the Department of Health Care Access and Information to notify the Department of Managed Health Care or the Department of Insurance, as appropriate, if a health care service plan or health insurer fails to comply with specified requirements and requires those departments to take appropriate action.

This bill would require the Department of Health Care Access and Information to include data regarding pricing and payments related to prescription drugs in its annual analysis upon completion of specified regulations and to notify the Department of Managed Health Care if a pharmacy benefit manager fails to comply with specified requirements, and would require the Department of Managed Health Care to take appropriate action. The bill would require the Department of Managed Health Care to post on its internet website links to analyses and reporting published by the Department of Health Care Access and Information.