HB 2431 — An Act amending the act of November 21, 2016 (P.L.1318, No.169), known as the Pharmacy Audit Integrity and Transparency Act, in enforcements, further providing for scope of enforcement authority.
Congress · introduced 2026-04-21
Latest action: — Referred to HEALTH, April 21, 2026
Sponsors
- Frank Burns (D, PA-72) — sponsor · 2026-04-21
- Patrick J. Harkins (D, PA-1) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- Ben Waxman (D, PA-182) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- Lindsay Powell (D, PA-21) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- Tarah Probst (D, PA-189) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- Emily Kinkead (D, PA-20) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- Ed Neilson (D, PA-174) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- Malcolm Kenyatta (D, PA-181) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- Pat Gallagher (D, PA-173) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- III John C. Inglis (D, PA-38) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- David M. Delloso (D, PA-162) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- Steven R. Malagari (D, PA-53) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- Daniel J. Deasy (D, PA-27) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- Joe Ciresi (D, PA-146) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- Kyle Donahue (D, PA-113) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to HEALTH, April 21, 2026
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Bill text
Printer's No. 3236 · 2,033 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 3236
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2431
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY BURNS, HARKINS, WAXMAN, POWELL, PROBST, KINKEAD,
NEILSON, KENYATTA, GALLAGHER, INGLIS, DELLOSO, MALAGARI,
DEASY, CIRESI AND DONAHUE, APRIL 20, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 21, 2026
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 21, 2016 (P.L.1318, No.169),
2 entitled, as amended, "An act providing for pharmacy audit
3 procedures, for registration of pharmacy benefits managers
4 and auditing entities, for maximum allowable cost
5 transparency, for prescription drugs reimbursed under the
6 PACE and PACENET program and for pharmacy benefit managers
7 contract requirements and prohibited activities; and making
8 related repeals," in enforcements, further providing for
9 scope of enforcement authority.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Section 901 of the act of November 21, 2016
13 (P.L.1318, No.169), known as the Pharmacy Audit Integrity and
14 Transparency Act, is amended by adding a subsection to read:
15 Section 901. Scope of enforcement authority.
16 * * *
17 (b.2) Medicaid pharmacy access.--
18 (1) A PBM shall accept and process Medicaid
19 prescriptions from any pharmacy or pharmacist who is in good
20 standing with the department and the State Board of Pharmacy.
21 (2) A PBM may not restrict, limit or otherwise control
1 the selection of pharmacies available to Medicaid patients
2 based solely on the PBM's private contracting preferences.
3 * * *
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Health Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Burns (D, state_lower PA-72) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Ben Waxman (D, state_lower PA-182) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Daniel J. Deasy (D, state_lower PA-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | David M. Delloso (D, state_lower PA-162) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Ed Neilson (D, state_lower PA-174) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Emily Kinkead (D, state_lower PA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | III John C. Inglis (D, state_lower PA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Joe Ciresi (D, state_lower PA-146) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Kyle Donahue (D, state_lower PA-113) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Lindsay Powell (D, state_lower PA-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Malcolm Kenyatta (D, state_lower PA-181) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Pat Gallagher (D, state_lower PA-173) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Patrick J. Harkins (D, state_lower PA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Steven R. Malagari (D, state_lower PA-53) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Tarah Probst (D, state_lower PA-189) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Health Committee · pa-leg