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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE--FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES"
description: "Imposes certain duties, transparency, and accountability from pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy benefits management services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 3059"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 3059 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Britto", "Ciccone", "LaMountain", "Lawson", "Murray", "Tikoian"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-03-12"
last_action: "2026-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d109773-536b-4017-bd89-12ffa083c53b"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "39e695d5fd8d7d163f0e9f071745542c69403175bb8903552ac047a169dd4ecb"
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-ri"]
---
# Rhode Island SB 3059 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE--FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES
Imposes certain duties, transparency, and accountability from pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy benefits management services.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **3059 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3059B.pdf)
## Votes
- Passage — **380** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **700** (pass) · upper
- In Concurrence — **380** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Britto — primary (person)
- Ciccone — primary (person)
- LaMountain — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- Tikoian — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-03-12** 03/12/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/26/2026)
- **2026-03-26** 03/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/19/2026)
- **2026-05-18** 05/18/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-05-19** 05/19/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-20** 05/20/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/26/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2026-05-27** 05/27/2026 Referred to House Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 House passed Sub B `passage`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-22** 06/22/2026 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d109773-536b-4017-bd89-12ffa083c53b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).