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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS ACT"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 8579"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 8579 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Donovan", "Spears"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-05-22"
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last_action: "2026-06-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69da7958-dda9-43a0-956d-ef8127d83c32"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "75da2824ace240bc567559b3cb6a06ddaefcab53ecd85b90ba0a501b594dcbdb"
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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-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 8579 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS ACT
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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.
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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. **8579 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8579Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- AS AMENDED — **70–0** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **68–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Donovan — primary (person)
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- Spears — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2026)
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- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-06-07** 06/07/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
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- **2026-06-07** 06/07/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-22** 06/22/2026 Signed by Governor `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/69da7958-dda9-43a0-956d-ef8127d83c32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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