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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits. Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define cost sharing; prohibit an insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator from requiring payment for prescription drugs in excess of certain amounts; prohibit an insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator from imposing a penalty on a pharmacist or pharmacy for complying as required; prohibit an insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator from prohibiting a pharmacist or pharmacy from discussing information relating to cost sharing or selling a more affordable alternative to the insured; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019."
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description: "AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits. Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define cost sharing; prohibit an insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator from requiring payment for prescription drugs in excess of certain amounts; prohibit an insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator from imposing a penalty on a pharmacist or pharmacy for complying as required; prohibit an insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator from prohibiting a pharmacist or pharmacy from discussing information relating to cost sharing or selling a more affordable alternative to the insured; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2018RS"
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identifier: "HB 463"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 463 (2018RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["B. Rowland", "J. Greer", "J. Miller", "M. Meredith", "S. Wells"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2018-02-23"
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last_action: "2018-04-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e97187ca-e689-41d7-8be9-c3599f8f8b85"
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source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB463.htm"
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source_hash: "138bf3570eff4b09debcb6830bf177603042c26fe1606a109ce098637dc0a499"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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# Kentucky HB 463 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits. Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define cost sharing; prohibit an insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator from requiring payment for prescription drugs in excess of certain amounts; prohibit an insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator from imposing a penalty on a pharmacist or pharmacy for complying as required; prohibit an insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator from prohibiting a pharmacist or pharmacy from discussing information relating to cost sharing or selling a more affordable alternative to the insured; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 463 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB463/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB463/HCS1.pdf)
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3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB463/bill.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- B. Rowland — primary (person)
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- J. Greer — primary (person)
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- J. Miller — primary (person)
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- M. Meredith — primary (person)
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- S. Wells — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-23** Introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2018-02-26** To Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-26** Posted in committee
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- **2018-02-28** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-01** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-05** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
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- **2018-03-07** 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-03-08** Received in Senate
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- **2018-03-09** To Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-27** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
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- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-03-29** Received in House
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- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
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- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
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- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
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- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 144) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e97187ca-e689-41d7-8be9-c3599f8f8b85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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