---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of November 21, 2016 (P.L.1318, No.169), known as the Pharmacy Audit Integrity and Transparency Act, further providing for title of act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for short title, for scope of act and for definitions and providing for regulations; in pharmacy audits, further providing for limitations; in registration, further providing for PBM and auditing entity registration; providing for pharmacy benefits manager contracts; in PBM cost transparency requirements, providing for PBM transparency report required, repealing provisions relating to regulations and providing for PSAO reporting requirements; in enforcements, further providing for scope of enforcement authority; providing for pharmacy services; and making repeals."
description: "An Act amending the act of November 21, 2016 (P.L.1318, No.169), known as the Pharmacy Audit Integrity and Transparency Act, further providing for title of act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for short title, for scope of act and for definitions and providing for regulations; in pharmacy audits, further providing for limitations; in registration, further providing for PBM and auditing entity registration; providing for pharmacy benefits manager contracts; in PBM cost transparency requirements, providing for PBM transparency report required, repealing provisions relating to regulations and providing for PSAO reporting requirements; in enforcements, further providing for scope of enforcement authority; providing for pharmacy services; and making repeals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1993"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1993 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jessica Benham"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 25
vote_count: 15
first_action: "2024-04-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22359079-b44d-4110-8002-a25cd90bf302"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=55&rollcallid=1938&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "cae925dcfac5c7435957160cb7b2eb5b9e312854e8526707ef22f0c61874ee61"
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-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 1993 (2023-2024) — An Act amending the act of November 21, 2016 (P.L.1318, No.169), known as the Pharmacy Audit Integrity and Transparency Act, further providing for title of act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for short title, for scope of act and for definitions and providing for regulations; in pharmacy audits, further providing for limitations; in registration, further providing for PBM and auditing entity registration; providing for pharmacy benefits manager contracts; in PBM cost transparency requirements, providing for PBM transparency report required, repealing provisions relating to regulations and providing for PSAO reporting requirements; in enforcements, further providing for scope of enforcement authority; providing for pharmacy services; and making repeals.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A04888** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A04888)
2. **House Amendment A05205** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05205)
3. **House Amendment A05243** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05243)
4. **House Amendment A05498** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05498)
5. **Printer's No. PN2833** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1993/PN2833)
6. **Printer's No. PN3317** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1993/PN3317)
7. **Printer's No. PN3435** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1993/PN3435)
8. **Printer's No. PN3497** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1993/PN3497)
9. **Printer's No. PN3499** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB1993/PN3499)
10. **Senate Amendment A05509** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05509)

## Votes

- CONCURRENCE — **172–30** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Health): Adopt Amendment — **24–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Health): Report Bill As Amended — **24–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Health & Human Services): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- WARD, J. AMENDMENT NO. A-5498 — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Amended — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Health & Human Services): Motion to Revert to Prior Printers Number 2883 — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- A5243 — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **198–4** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- A5205 — **100–102** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jessica Benham — primary (person)
- Aaron Bernstine — cosponsor (person)
- Abby Major — cosponsor (person)
- Abigail Salisbury — cosponsor (person)
- Aerion Abney — cosponsor (person)
- Ben Waxman — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Bridget Kosierowski — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Kazeem — cosponsor (person)
- Charity Krupa — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Staats — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Frankel — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Danilo Burgos — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Madsen — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Oberlander — cosponsor (person)
- Doyle Heffley — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Kinkead — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- G. Roni Green — cosponsor (person)
- Jared Solomon — cosponsor (person)
- Jeanne Mcneill — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer O'Mara — cosponsor (person)
- Jill Cooper — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Gregory — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Ciresi — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Hogan — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Mcandrew — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Webster — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Fritz — cosponsor (person)
- Jose Giral — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Hohenstein — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua Siegel — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Fleming — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle Donahue — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle Mullins — cosponsor (person)
- Leanne Krueger — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsay Powell — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Borowski — cosponsor (person)
- Liz Hanbidge — cosponsor (person)
- Malcolm Kenyatta — cosponsor (person)
- Mandy Steele — cosponsor (person)
- Marci Mustello — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Rozzi — cosponsor (person)
- Martin Causer — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Jo Daley — cosponsor (person)
- Marylouise Isaacson — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen Madden — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa Cerrato — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa Shusterman — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Schlossberg — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Armanini — cosponsor (person)
- Mindy Fee — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Mihalek — cosponsor (person)
- Nick Pisciottano — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Harkins — cosponsor (person)
- Patty Kim — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Friel — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Krajewski — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Kauffman — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Matzie — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Grove — cosponsor (person)
- Sheryl Delozier — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Samuelson — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Tarik Khan — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Briggs — cosponsor (person)
- Tina Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Torren Ecker — cosponsor (person)
- Valerie Gaydos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Health `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reverted to Prior Printer's No. 2833 in Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2024-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 77 of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22359079-b44d-4110-8002-a25cd90bf302`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).