SB 544 - Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from Owning Pharmacies and Selling Drugs on Retail - Arkansas Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- April 18, 2025
- House Bill Passed
- April 14, 2025
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 2, 2025
- Introduced
- March 20, 2025
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Title: Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from Owning Pharmacies and Selling Drugs on Retail
Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Title: Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from Owning Pharmacies and Selling Drugs on Retail
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies and selling drugs retail in Arkansas.
Highlights:
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Amends the Arkansas Pharmacy Benefits Manager Licensure Act to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies and selling drugs on retail (Sec. 1-4).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 5).
Title: Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from Owning Pharmacies and Selling Drugs on Retail
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies and selling drugs retail in Arkansas.
Highlights:
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Amends the Arkansas Pharmacy Benefits Manager Licensure Act to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies and selling drugs on retail (Sec. 1-4).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 5).
Title: Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from Owning Pharmacies and Selling Drugs on Retail