SB 1158: Drug Prices and Coverage

GENERAL BILL by Grall

Drug Prices and Coverage; Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to contract with an entity to designate reference price source countries and analyze certain data; requiring the agency to publish annually prescription drug reference prices; prohibiting pharmacies from charging cash-paying customers more than the reference prices for prescribed drugs and biological products; requiring prescription drug manufacturer permitholders to annually report to the agency international drug price data beginning on a specified date; requiring certain health insurers to limit covered prescription drug reimbursement to reference prices, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/6/2026 09:10 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 697 (c1) by Health & Human Services Committee Drug Prices and Coverage Last Action: 3/2/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)	Compare
  S 1760 (c2) by Brodeur Health Care Coverage Last Action: 3/4/2026 S CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time	Compare

• Citations - Statute (10)

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  381.02036		Page 3 (pdf)
  465.0244	Information disclosure.	Page 4 (pdf)
  499.044		Page 5 (pdf)
  626.8825	Pharmacy benefit manager transparency and accountability.	Page 6 (pdf)
  626.8827	Pharmacy benefit manager prohibited practices.	Page 10 (pdf)
  627.4231		Page 11 (pdf)
  627.42398		Page 12 (pdf)
  627.6699	Employee Health Care Access Act.	Page 14 (pdf)
  641.30	Construction and relationship to other laws.	Page 16 (pdf)
  641.31	Health maintenance contracts.	Page 16 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/6/2026	S	• Filed
  1/12/2026	S	• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced