---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to licensure and regulation of pharmacy benefit managers"
description: "An act relating to licensure and regulation of pharmacy benefit managers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 233"
citation: "Vermont H 233 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mari Cordes"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 49
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-14"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aedfc894-c528-4b85-9445-93f579124c08"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/186"
source_hash: "cf361ea315f58cd477f57f13e07af26933336ed89d362659add87d09abcd7e41"
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-vt"]
---

# Vermont H 233 (2023-2024) — An act relating to licensure and regulation of pharmacy benefit managers

## Version chain

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

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0233/H-0233%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT127/ACT127%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT127/ACT127%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0233/H-0233%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0233/H-0233%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0233/H-0233%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0233/H-0233%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0233/H-0233%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0233/H-0233%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Mari Cordes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-14** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care `introduction`
- **2024-03-12** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-12** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-13** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-13** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-15** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-19** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Rep. Cordes of Lincoln reported for the Committee on Health Care
- **2024-03-19** Rep. Andrews of Westford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-03-19** Rep. Mihaly of Calais recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-03-19** Report of Committee on Health Care amended as recommended by Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-03-19** Report of Committee on Health Care, as amended, agreed to
- **2024-03-19** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-22** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2024-04-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-19** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-05-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-08** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-05-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-09** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-09** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-09** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-09** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Gulick for Committee on Health and Welfare `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Sears and Norris; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** Proposal of amendment agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-05-09** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-09** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-09** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-10** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to the Governor on May 24, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 30, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on May 30, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aedfc894-c528-4b85-9445-93f579124c08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).