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type: "Bill"
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title: "State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve"
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description: "Department of Medical Assistance Services; state pharmacy benefits manager; independent evaluation. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services, by July 1, 2026, to select and contract with a third-party administrator to serve as the state pharmacy benefits manager to administer all pharmacy benefits for Medicaid recipients, including recipients enrolled in a managed care organization. The bill enumerates requirements for the Department's contract with the state pharmacy benefits manager. In addition, the bill directs the Department to engage an independent consultant to evaluate the implementation of a contract with a third-party pharmacy benefits manager pursuant to the bill. This bill is identical to HB 2610."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 875"
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citation: "Virginia SB 875 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Aaron R. Rouse"]
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version_count: 11
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action_count: 60
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vote_count: 14
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first_action: "2025-01-03"
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last_action: "2025-05-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0304c650-6ae3-469c-8f43-4e374b178a06"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB875"
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source_hash: "99ed6f7b85271a7f087d94f839412f2e785fae2d312391c2466ef49bf9a9dd42"
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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-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 875 (2025) — State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve
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Department of Medical Assistance Services; state pharmacy benefits manager; independent evaluation. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services, by July 1, 2026, to select and contract with a third-party administrator to serve as the state pharmacy benefits manager to administer all pharmacy benefits for Medicaid recipients, including recipients enrolled in a managed care organization. The bill enumerates requirements for the Department's contract with the state pharmacy benefits manager. In addition, the bill directs the Department to engage an independent consultant to evaluate the implementation of a contract with a third-party pharmacy benefits manager pursuant to the bill. This bill is identical to HB 2610.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013681.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079859.PDF)
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3. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067657.HTML)
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4. **Conference Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067717.PDF)
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5. **Education and Health Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027039.HTML)
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6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036200.PDF)
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7. **Finance and Appropriations Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034549.HTML)
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8. **Governor Substitute Not Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074700.PDF)
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9. **Governor's Recommendation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073967.HTML)
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10. **Health and Human Services Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047097.PDF)
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11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069291.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation rejected (40-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 40-N) — **0–40** (fail) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (13-Y 27-N) — **13–27** (fail) · upper
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- Passed House (96-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) — **0–40** (fail) · upper
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- Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 2-N) — **92–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Aaron R. Rouse — primary (person)
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- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
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- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
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- Russet Perry — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Travis Hackworth — cosponsor (person)
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- Tara A. Durant — cosponsor (person)
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- Todd E. Pillion — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-03** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103406D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-03** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-21** Assigned Education sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-23** Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-27** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875)
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- **2025-01-29** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-30** Rules suspended
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- **2025-01-30** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
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- **2025-01-30** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-01-31** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-31** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2025-01-31** Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-01-31** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2025-01-31** Printed as engrossed 25103406D-E
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- **2025-02-03** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-06** Placed on Calendar
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- **2025-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-06** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875)
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- **2025-02-11** Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-11** Committee substitute printed 25107253D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2025-02-12** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875)
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- **2025-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-14** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-14** Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-02-14** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-14** Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-18** House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
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- **2025-02-19** House insisted on substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-19** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-20** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2025-02-20** Senators: Rouse, Favola, Head
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- **2025-02-20** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2025-02-20** Delegates: Callsen, Carr, Wachsmann
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- **2025-02-22** Amended by conference committee
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- **2025-02-22** Conference substitute printed 25108045D-S1
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- **2025-02-22** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-22** Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 2-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-24** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875)
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- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB875ER) `passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875)
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- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's recommendation received by Senate `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's substitute printed (SB875S2)
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- **2025-03-25** Governor's substitute printed (SB875S2)
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- **2025-04-02** Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (13-Y 27-N) `veto-override-passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation rejected (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-04-02** Passed by temporarily
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- **2025-04-02** Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 40-N) `veto-override-passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-02** Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
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- **2025-04-02** Communicated to Governor
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- **2025-04-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 704 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-02** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0704)
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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/0304c650-6ae3-469c-8f43-4e374b178a06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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