New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire SB665: (New Title) relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing options and pharmacy benefit manager business practices.
Status: Failed, May 14, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing options and pharmacy benefit manager business practices. Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Reardon, Dist 15; Sen. McConkey, Dist 3; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. W. MacDonald, Rock. 16; Rep. Rombeau, Hills. 2; Rep. L. Foxx, Hills. 2 COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services ─────────────────────────────────────────.
From the amended text, March 26, 2026:
AN ACT relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing options and pharmacy benefit manager business practices. Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Reardon, Dist 15; Sen. McConkey, Dist 3; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. W. MacDonald, Rock. 16; Rep. Rombeau, Hills. 2; Rep. L. Foxx, Hills. 2 COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill: I. Requires written agreement to be formed between pharmacy benefits managers and health carriers before benefits managers can operate. II. Amends pharmacy benefits manager reporting and examination requirements. III. Raises the value of the maximum administrative fine that can be levied for violations of the state's pharmacy benefits manger laws. IV. Requires pharmacies to make efforts to notify consumers of their right to request the lowest available price for prescription drugs. V. Prohibiting health carriers or pharmacy benefit managers from penalizing, requiring, or providing, financial incentives to covered persons as incentives to use specific retail, mail order pharmacy, or another network pharmacy provider that is an affiliate of the pharmacy benefit manager. - - - - - - - - - - …