HB 2610

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 13, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 18, 2025
  • Governor

State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve

Abstract

Department of Medical Assistance Services; state pharmacy benefits manager; independent evaluation. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services, by July 1, 2026, to select and contract with a third-party administrator to serve as the state pharmacy benefits manager to administer all pharmacy benefits for Medicaid recipients, including recipients enrolled in a managed care organization. The bill enumerates requirements for the Department's contract with the state pharmacy benefits manager. In addition, the bill directs the Department to engage an independent consultant to evaluate the implementation of a contract with a third-party pharmacy benefits manager pursuant to the bill. This bill incorporates HB 2209 and is identical to SB 875.

An Act to amend and reenact ยง 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-325.5, relating to Department of Medical Assistance Services; state pharmacy benefits manager.

Bill Sponsors (28)

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Actions


Apr 02, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025

House

Communicated to Governor

House

Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)

Mar 24, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's recommendation received by House

House

Governor's substitute printed (HB2610H4)

Mar 11, 2025

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

Mar 10, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2025

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2610ER)

Feb 24, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)

Feb 22, 2025

House

Conference substitute printed 25108043D-H3

House

Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 2-N)

Senate

Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

Feb 20, 2025

House

Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House (Y-6 N-92 A-0)

House

Delegates: Callsen, Carr, Wachsmann

House

Conferees appointed by House

Senate

Senators: Rouse, Favola, Head

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

House

House acceded to request

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

Senate

Senate insisted on substitute with amendments (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 19, 2025

House

Passed by for the day

Feb 18, 2025

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Education and Health Substitute agreed to

Senate

Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Senator Rouse, Aaron R. Amendment agreed to

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 17, 2025

Senate

Rules suspended

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed by for the day

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)

Feb 14, 2025

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)

Feb 13, 2025

Senate

Committee substitute printed 25107309D-S1

Senate

Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 11, 2025

Senate

Assigned Education sub: Health

Feb 10, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)

Feb 05, 2025

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Feb 04, 2025

House

Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)

Feb 03, 2025

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute

House

Appropriations Substitute agreed to

House

Health and Human Services Substitute rejected

Feb 02, 2025

House

Read first time

Jan 31, 2025

House

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 25106608D-H2

Jan 29, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)

Jan 28, 2025

House

Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources

House

Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 25105973D-H1

House

Incorporates HB2209(Kilgore)

Jan 27, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610)

Jan 23, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)

Jan 21, 2025

House

Assigned sub: Social Services

Jan 13, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

House

Presented and ordered printed 25104589D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Governor Substitute HTML PDF
Governor's Recommendation HTML
Enrolled HTML PDF
Conference Substitute HTML PDF
Conference Report HTML
Senate Amendments HTML
Senator Rouse, Aaron R. Amendment HTML
Finance and Appropriations Amendment HTML
Education and Health Substitute HTML PDF HTML PDF
Appropriations Substitute HTML PDF
Health and Human Services Substitute HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2610) PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF

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