SB0140: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning insurance.
Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM (America/Indianapolis).
General Information
- Stage: Engrossed Senate Bill (S)
- Current Chamber: senate
- Origin Chamber: senate
- Description: Pharmacy benefits.
Legislators
Authors (3)
Coauthors (3)
Sponsors (1)
Cosponsors (2)
Advisors (3)
Conferees (3)
Actions (32 total)
- Apr 17, 2025, 7:45 AM: Senate advisors appointed: Jackson, Johnson T and Zay
- Apr 17, 2025, 7:45 AM: Senate conferees appointed: Charbonneau and Ford J.D.
- Apr 16, 2025, 12:32 PM: House advisors appointed: Lehman, Carbaugh, Barrett, Dant Chesser and Shackleford
- Apr 16, 2025, 12:32 PM: House conferees appointed: McGuire and Campbell
- Apr 16, 2025, 10:02 AM: Senate dissented from House amendments
- Apr 16, 2025, 5:13 AM: Motion to dissent filed
- Apr 16, 2025, 4:02 AM: Returned to the Senate with amendments
- Apr 15, 2025, 10:35 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 446: yeas 94, nays 0
- Apr 14, 2025, 11:40 AM: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Apr 14, 2025, 11:39 AM: Amendment #3 (Lehman) prevailed; voice vote
- Apr 14, 2025, 11:39 AM: Amendment #1 (Carbaugh) prevailed; voice vote
- Apr 8, 2025, 9:53 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Mar 13, 2025, 8:15 AM: Representative Shackleford added as cosponsor
- Mar 13, 2025, 8:13 AM: Representative Campbell added as cosponsor
- Mar 3, 2025, 7:22 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance
- Feb 21, 2025, 3:44 AM: Referred to the House
- Feb 20, 2025, 12:02 PM: Senator Becker added as coauthor
- Feb 20, 2025, 5:38 AM: House sponsor: Representative McGuire
- Feb 20, 2025, 5:36 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 175: yeas 47, nays 2
- Feb 19, 2025, 10:00 AM: Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed
- Feb 19, 2025, 9:28 AM: Amendment #13 (Charbonneau) prevailed; voice vote
- Feb 19, 2025, 9:27 AM: Amendment #8 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote
- Feb 18, 2025, 12:07 PM: Placed back on second reading
- Feb 18, 2025, 9:32 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Feb 17, 2025, 1:39 PM: Senator Byrne added as coauthor
- Feb 13, 2025, 11:50 AM: Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- Feb 13, 2025, 11:50 AM: Senator Zay added as third author
- Feb 13, 2025, 9:07 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Jan 23, 2025, 8:39 AM: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
- Jan 13, 2025, 9:11 AM: Senator Johnson T added as second author
- Jan 8, 2025, 10:22 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
- Jan 8, 2025, 10:21 AM: Authored by Senator Charbonneau
Digest
Requires an insurer, a pharmacy benefit manager, or any other administrator of pharmacy benefits to ensure that a network utilized by the insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator is reasonably adequate and accessible and file an annual report regarding the network with the commissioner. Sets forth certain limitations and requirements with respect to the provision of pharmacy or pharmacist services under a health plan. Allows any insured, pharmacy, or pharmacist impacted by an alleged violation to file a complaint with the commissioner. Provides that the commissioner may order reimbursement to any person who has incurred a monetary loss as a result of a violation. Requires, if a pharmacy benefit manger is used with regard to a state employee health plan, the state personnel department to either create a pharmacy benefit manager or contract with an insurer, a pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator. Prohibits a third party administrator from: (1) requiring, as a condition of a plan sponsor entering into a contract with the third party administrator, that the plan sponsor enter into a contract with a particular pharmacy benefit manager; or (2) charging a different fee for services provided by the third party administrator to a plan sponsor based on the plan sponsor's selection of a particular pharmacy benefit manager. Provides that certain provisions requiring a notice of material change apply to personal automobile or homeowner's policies that are issued, delivered, amended, or renewed after June 30, 2026.