Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont H611: An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access
Status: Signed into law, June 8, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access. (H.611) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.
From the chaptered text, June 8, 2026:
An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access. (H.611) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 4635 is amended to read: § 4635. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST TRANSPARENCY (a) As used in this section: (1) "Health insurer" means a health insurer, as defined in section 9402 of this title, with more than 5,000 covered lives in this State for major medical health insurance, as defined in 8 V.S.A. § 4011. The term does not include Vermont Medicaid. (2) "Manufacturer" shall have has the same meaning as "pharmaceutical manufacturer" in section 4631a of this title. (2)(3) "Prescription drug" means a drug as defined in 21 U.S.C. § 321. (b)(1)(A) The Department of Vermont Health Access shall create annually a list of 10 prescription drugs on which the State spends significant health care dollars and for which the wholesale acquisition cost has increased by 50 percent or more over the past five years or by 15 percent or more during the previous calendar year, creating a substantial public interest in understanding the development of the drugs' pricing. The list shall include at least one generic and one brand-name drug and shall indicate each of the drugs on the list that the Department considers to be specialty drugs. …
Sponsors
- Daisy Berbeco (D, Chittenden-21) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House message: Governor approved bill on [June 8, 2026]
- : Signed by Governor on [June 8, 2026]
- : Delivered to Governor on [June 2, 2026]
- : House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- : Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
- : Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- : Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
- : Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
- : Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- : Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
Common questions
- What is H611?
- H611 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access.
- What does H611 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access. (H.611) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.
- What is the status of H611?
- Signed into law as of June 8, 2026. Latest action: House message: Governor approved bill on [June 8, 2026] (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored H611?
- Daisy Berbeco (D, Chittenden-21).
- Where is the official record for H611?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.611
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