HI HB 2225
died on adjournmentRELATING TO HEALTH.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2225 pass?
No. HI HB 2225 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-30): Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 5
What is HI HB 2225 about?
Prohibits discrimination against a pharmacy or pharmacist with respect to participation, referral, reimbursement of a covered service, or indemnification. Establishes beneficiary cost sharing and deductible requirements for prescription drugs. Establishes minimum rates for which pharmacy benefit managers are to reimburse pharmacies for dispensing prescription drugs. For prescription drug benefit plans executed, amended, adjusted, or renewed on or after 7/1/2027, requires a pharmacy benefit manager to use pass-through pricing, or may alternatively use spread pricing if any savings realized by the pharmacy benefit manager are passed on.
Who sponsors HI HB 2225?
GRANDINETTI, BELATTI, CHUN and 12 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2225.
Description
Prohibits discrimination against a pharmacy or pharmacist with respect to participation, referral, reimbursement of a covered service, or indemnification. Establishes beneficiary cost sharing and deductible requirements for prescription drugs. Establishes minimum rates for which pharmacy benefit managers are to reimburse pharmacies for dispensing prescription drugs. For prescription drug benefit plans executed, amended, adjusted, or renewed on or after 7/1/2027, requires a pharmacy benefit manager to use pass-through pricing, or may alternatively use spread pricing if any savings realized by the pharmacy benefit manager are passed on.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-01-30 — Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 5
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- BELATTIprimary
- CHUNprimary
- ILAGANprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- LEEprimary
- M.primary
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- OLDSprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TAMprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-30
Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 5
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-26
Pending introduction.
Versions
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Documents
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Related bills
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