BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DEFENDING AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS ACT (Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, manufacturer or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity
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Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DEFENDING AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS ACT (Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, manufacturer or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program.)” Read the full text
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2025 sessionbill
Where it is
Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services · Feb 26, 2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2025) · Apr 4, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further study · Apr 10, 2025
Scheduled for consideration (06/16/2025) · Jun 13, 2025
Proposed Substitute · Jun 13, 2025
Committee recommends passage of Sub A · Jun 16, 2025
Placed on House Calendar (06/18/2025) · Jun 16, 2025
House passed Sub A · Jun 18, 2025
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025) · Jun 18, 2025
Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) · Jun 20, 2025
Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2025) · Jun 20, 2025
House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence · Jun 20, 2025
Transmitted to Governor · Jun 23, 2025
Signed by Governor · Jun 27, 2025
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PassageSenate · 2025-06-20 · YEAS 36, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 2, RECUSED 0
PassageSenate · 2025-06-20 · YEAS 36, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 2, RECUSED 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-06-18 · YEAS 69, NAYS 2, NOT VOTING 4, RECUSED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Rhode Island legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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