l9n/ Oregon

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 4149

Requires pharmacy benefit managers to be licensed by the Department of Consumer and Business Services beginning January 1, 2025.

Became law as Chapter 87, Oregon Laws 2024, signed April 4, 2024, 59 days after it was filed. In force from April 4, 2024.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act requires PBMs to be licensed and changes the definition of a PBM. The Act changes the way PBMs can audit drug stores. The Act requires PBMs to report certain information each year to DCBS. The Act makes changes to the way 340B drugs are covered by insurance. The Act protects certain information that is provided to or developed by the OPDP from being released to the public. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.3). Requires pharmacy benefit managers to be licensed by the Department of Consumer and Business Services beginning January 1, 2025. Modifies the definition of "pharmacy benefit manager" and imposes new requirements on pharmacy benefit managers. Restricts audits of pharmacy claims for reimbursement. Requires pharmacy benefit managers to report specified information to the department on an annual basis. Imposes new requirements with respect to the insurance coverage of 340B drugs. Protects from public disclosure certain information provided to or developed by the Oregon Prescription Drug Program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

13 co-sponsors

Maxine Dexter, Mark Gamba, Dacia Grayber, Paul Holvey, Pam Marsh, Mark Owens, Kim Wallan, Ben Bowman, Jules Walters, Thuy Tran, John Lively, Janelle Bynum, Travis Nelson

In the Senate

4 co-sponsors

Michael Dembrow, Bill Hansell, Kathleen Taylor, Janeen Sollman

Its course

February 5 to April 10, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action22 actions on 14 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 630 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

Behavioral Health and Health CareFeb 5 to Feb 2217 days

Ways and MeansFeb 22 to Feb 28 · moved on6 days

Capital ConstructionFeb 28 to Mar 1 · moved on2 days

Ways and MeansMar 1 to Mar 54 days

In the SenateMar 6 to Mar 71 day

Waiting for a committeeMar 6 to Mar 60 days

Ways and MeansMar 6 to Mar 71 day

With the GovernorMar 7 to Apr 428 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading55–1

    Passed · Mar 6 · 4 present

  • Senate, third reading25–3

    Passed · Mar 7 · 2 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 22

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 5

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 5Introduced
  2. Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
  3. Feb 6Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  4. Feb 19Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  5. Feb 22Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Feb 28Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
  8. Mar 1Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
  9. Returned to Ways and Means
  10. Mar 4Heard in Ways and Means
  11. Mar 5Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  12. Mar 6Read a second time
  13. Passed the House of Representatives, 55 to 1

In the Senate Mar 6 – Mar 7

  1. Mar 6Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Mar 7Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Passed the Senate, 25 to 3

To the Governor Mar 13 – Apr 10

  1. Mar 13Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 19Signed in the Senate
  3. Apr 4Signed by the Governor
  4. Apr 10Became chapter 87 of Oregon Laws 2024, in force from April 4, 2024
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 19Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 22Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 22Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 28Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.House of Representatives
  8. Mar 1Work Session held.House of Representatives
  9. Mar 1Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  10. Mar 4Work Session held.House of Representatives
  11. Mar 5Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  12. Mar 6Second reading.House of Representatives
  13. Mar 6Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed.House of Representatives
  14. Mar 6First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  15. Mar 6Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  16. Mar 7Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
  17. Mar 7Second reading.Senate
  18. Mar 7Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed.Senate
  19. Mar 13Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  20. Mar 19President signed.Senate
  21. Apr 4Governor signed.House of Representatives
  22. Apr 10Chapter 87, (2024 Laws): Effective date April 4, 2024.House of Representatives