---
type: "Bill"
title: "PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS – Amends existing law to establish provisions governing pharmacy benefit managers."
description: "PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS – Amends existing law to establish provisions governing pharmacy benefit managers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "H 596"
citation: "Idaho H 596 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "MEDICAL", "PRESCRIPTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-19"
last_action: "2024-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e61623c9-ac52-4e2d-8164-712e3f884948"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0596/"
source_hash: "bda3ee1b27b4fd33651374e24a06018ff206588e1a0687f3892f14c76a1a30ce"
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-id"]
---

# Idaho H 596 (2024) — PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS – Amends existing law to establish provisions governing pharmacy benefit managers.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0596A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0596.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0596E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — **27–8** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full as amended in Senate – — **53–15** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **41–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-19** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2024-02-20** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2024-02-27** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 4, 2024
- **2024-03-04** U.C. to place at bottom of House bills of third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-03-05** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2024-03-06** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 41-29-0AYES – Achilles, Allgood, Andrus, Berch, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Schmick), Clow, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Durrant, Ehardt, Erickson, Furniss, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Manwaring, Mathias(Church), Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Palmer(Johnson), Pickett, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Vander Woude, Weber, Wroten, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Cornilles, Dixon(24), Ehlers, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hawkins, Lambert, Lanting, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Petzke, Price, Raybould, Scott, Skaug, Tanner, Wheeler, Wisniewski, YamamotoAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - RedmanTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-07** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2024-03-07** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2024-03-19** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2024-03-19** Amendments ordered printed
- **2024-03-19** Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- **2024-03-19** Amendments reported printed
- **2024-03-19** Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2024-03-19** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 27-8-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WintrowNAYS – Carlson, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CookTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Returned from the Senate Amended
- **2024-03-20** Referred to Health & Welfare for concurrence recommendation
- **2024-03-21** Reported out of Committee and Recommend Concurrence
- **2024-03-21** House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- **2024-03-21** Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2024-03-21** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2024-03-21** Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- **2024-03-22** Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-25** Read third time in full as amended in Senate – PASSED - 53-15-2AYES – Achilles, Allgood, Andrus, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Harada), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw(Johnson), Kingsley, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Vander Woude, Weber(Weber), Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Berch, Ehlers, Gallagher, Green, Hawkins, Lambert, Mathias, Mendive, Price, Scott, Skaug, Tanner, WisniewskiAbsent – Burns, HormanFloor Sponsor - RedmanTitle apvd - to enrol
- **2024-03-26** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2024-03-26** Signed by President; returned to House `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Delivered to Governor at 4:15 p.m. on March 26, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-02** Reported Signed by Governor on April 1, 2024 Session Law Chapter 247 Effective: 01/01/2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e61623c9-ac52-4e2d-8164-712e3f884948`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).