KY SB 128
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to prescription drugs.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 128 pass?
No. KY SB 128 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 (2026-01-27): to Committee on Committees (S)
What is KY SB 128 about?
Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to define and redefine terms; establish cost-sharing requirements for prescription drugs; require rebates to be passed through; establish confidentiality requirements for the rebate information; create a new section of KRS 365.880 to 365.900 to provide that the actual amount of rebates received is a trade secret; provide that compliance with prescription drug cost-sharing and rebate requirements shall not be in violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 304.38A-115, 18A.225, and 164.2871 to apply the cost-sharing and rebate requirements for prescription drugs to limited health service benefit plans, limited health service organizations, the state employee health plan, and self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution; apply provisions to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
Who sponsors KY SB 128?
D. Carroll, S. Meredith are the primary sponsors of KY SB 128.
Description
Amend KRS 304.17A-164 to define and redefine terms; establish cost-sharing requirements for prescription drugs; require rebates to be passed through; establish confidentiality requirements for the rebate information; create a new section of KRS 365.880 to 365.900 to provide that the actual amount of rebates received is a trade secret; provide that compliance with prescription drug cost-sharing and rebate requirements shall not be in violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 304.38A-115, 18A.225, and 164.2871 to apply the cost-sharing and rebate requirements for prescription drugs to limited health service benefit plans, limited health service organizations, the state employee health plan, and self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution; apply provisions to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-27
- Latest action
- 2026-01-27 — to Committee on Committees (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- D. Carrollprimary
- S. Meredithprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-27
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
introduced in Senate
introduction
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Related bills
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