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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS ACT"
+description: "Requires pharmacy benefit managers to apply for certificate of authority from DBR to operate such a business in this state. Empowers the health insurance commissioner to oversee pharmacy benefit managers and penalize violations."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 8579"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 8579 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Donovan", "Spears"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-05-22"
+last_action: "2026-06-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69da7958-dda9-43a0-956d-ef8127d83c32"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "75da2824ace240bc567559b3cb6a06ddaefcab53ecd85b90ba0a501b594dcbdb"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island HB 8579 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS ACT
+
+Requires pharmacy benefit managers to apply for certificate of authority from DBR to operate such a business in this state. Empowers the health insurance commissioner to oversee pharmacy benefit managers and penalize violations.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **8579 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8579Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- AS AMENDED — **70–0** (pass) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **68–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Donovan — primary (person)
+- Spears — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2026)
+- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-06-07** 06/07/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
+- **2026-06-07** 06/07/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-22** 06/22/2026 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69da7958-dda9-43a0-956d-ef8127d83c32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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