Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB259: Establishes provisions governing prescription drugs. (BDR 40-165)
Status: Signed into law, June 12, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating such prohibitions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing federal law establishes the Medicare program, which is a public health insurance program for persons 65 years of age and older and specified persons with disabilities who are under 65 years of age. (42 U.S.C…
From the enrolled text, June 4, 2025:
AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating such prohibitions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing federal law establishes the Medicare program, which is a public health insurance program for persons 65 years of age and older and specified persons with disabilities who are under 65 years of age. (42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq.) Existing federal law requires the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with the manufacturers of certain drugs and to establish the maximum fair price for certain drugs, which is the maximum price at which such drugs may be sold to a recipient of Medicare. (42 U.S.C. §§ 1320f-2, 1320f-3) Existing federal law requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish those maximum fair prices. (42 U.S.C. § 1320f-4) Section 1 of this bill prohibits a person or entity that: (1) purchases a drug which is subject to a maximum fair price in this State from paying a price that is higher than the maximum fair price; or (2) seeks reimbursement for a drug subject to a maximum fair price which is delivered, dispensed or administered to a person in this State from seeking reimbursement at a rate which …
Sponsors
- Venicia Considine (D, 18) · primary sponsor
- Natha Anderson (D, 30)
Latest actions
- : Vetoed by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : In Assembly. To enrollment.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
- : In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.
- : From committee: Do pass, as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To Senate.
- : From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
Votes
- Senate (1st Reprint) (June 2, 2025): 13 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Assembly (2nd Reprint) (May 27, 2025): 27 yea, 15 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB259?
- AB259 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Establishes provisions governing prescription drugs. (BDR 40-165).
- What does AB259 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating such prohibitions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing federal law establishes the Medicare program, which is a public health insurance program for persons 65 years of age and older and specified persons with disabilities who are under 65 years of age. (42 U.S.C…
- What is the status of AB259?
- Signed into law as of June 12, 2025. Latest action: Vetoed by the Governor. (June 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB259?
- Venicia Considine (D, 18), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for AB259?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12296/Overview
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