HB229 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Establish licensing process, contract requirements for PBMs.

What is the status of HB229?

Signed into law as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: Effective (June 30, 2026).

Kellie Deeter (R, 54), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB229?

On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb229

Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly

Ohio HB229: Establish licensing process, contract requirements for PBMs

Q: What does HB229 do?

In its own words: An act To amend sections 1751.92, 3905.24, 3923.87, 3959.01, 3959.111, 3959.12, and 3959.20; to amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 3959.111 (3957.25), 3959.20 (3957.26), and 3959.22 (3957.27); and to enact sections 3957.01, 3957.02, 3957.03, 3957.04, 3957.05, 3957.06, 3957.07, 3957.08, 3957.09, 3957.10, 3957.11, 3957.12, 3957.13, 3957.14, 3957.15, 3957.16, and 3957.99 of the Revised Code to establish a stand-alone licensing process and new contractual requirements for pharmacy benefit managers.

Status: Signed into law, June 30, 2026

To amend sections 1751.92, 3905.24, 3923.87, 3959.01, 3959.111, 3959.12, and 3959.20; to amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 3959.111 (3957.25), 3959.20 (3957.26), and 3959.22 (3957.27); and to enact sections 3957.01, 3957.02, 3957.03, 3957.04, 3957.05, 3957.06, 3957.07, 3957.08, 3957.09, 3957.10, 3957.11, 3957.12, 3957.13, 3957.14, 3957.15, 3957.16, and 3957.99 of the Revised Code to establish a stand-alone licensing process and new contractual requirements for pharmacy benefit managers.

What the bill says

An act To amend sections 1751.92, 3905.24, 3923.87, 3959.01, 3959.111, 3959.12, and 3959.20; to amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 3959.111 (3957.25), 3959.20 (3957.26), and 3959.22 (3957.27); and to enact sections 3957.01, 3957.02, 3957.03, 3957.04, 3957.05, 3957.06, 3957.07, 3957.08, 3957.09, 3957.10, 3957.11, 3957.12, 3957.13, 3957.14, 3957.15, 3957.16, and 3957.99 of the Revised Code to establish a stand-alone licensing process and new contractual requirements for pharmacy benefit managers.

From the enrolled text, March 18, 2026:

AN ACT To amend sections 1751.92, 3905.24, 3923.87, 3959.01, 3959.111, 3959.12, and 3959.20; to amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 3959.111 (3957.25), 3959.20 (3957.26), and 3959.22 (3957.27); and to enact sections 3957.01, 3957.02, 3957.03, 3957.04, 3957.05, 3957.06, 3957.07, 3957.08, 3957.09, 3957.10, 3957.11, 3957.12, 3957.13, 3957.14, 3957.15, 3957.16, and 3957.99 of the Revised Code to establish a stand-alone licensing process and new contractual requirements for pharmacy benefit managers. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: Section 1. That sections 1751.92, 3905.24, 3923.87, 3959.01, 3959.111, 3959.12, and 3959.20 be amended; sections 3959.111 (3957.25), 3959.20 (3957.26), and 3959.22 (3957.27) be amended for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses; and sections 3957.01, 3957.02, 3957.03, 3957.04, 3957.05, 3957.06, 3957.07, 3957.08, 3957.09, 3957.10, 3957.11, 3957.12, 3957.13, 3957.14, 3957.15, 3957.16, and 3957.99 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 1751.92. Each health insuring corporation shall comply with the requirements of section [DELETED: 3959.20 ] 3957.26 of the Revised Code as they pertain to health plan issuers. As used in this section, "health plan issuer" has the same meaning as in section 3922.01 of the Revised Code. Sec. 3905.24. (A)(1) All records and other information obtained by the superintendent of insurance or the superintendent's deputies, examiners, …

Ohio HB229: Establish licensing process, contract requirements for PBMs

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