ChangeBridge / West Virginia / HB5430 Signed by Governor
HB5430 House Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-03-14

Relating to pharmaceutical benefits

The purpose of this bill is to is to regulate pharmacy benefit managers and state pharmacy purchasing by requiring an annual pharmacy dispensing fee study, limiting amounts charged by pharmacy benefit managers, prohibiting certain pharmacy benefit manager contracts with West Virginia Medicaid and the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency, and requiring implementation of a pharmacy cost containment tool.

Bill Details

State

West Virginia

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_hi...

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Sponsors

Evan Worrell (Rep - R)
Mickey Petitto (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-04-01 H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026
2026-03-14 H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
2026-03-14 S Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal
2026-03-25 H To Governor 3/25/26
2026-03-14 S To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal
2026-03-14 S House Message received
2026-03-13 H Completed legislative action
2026-03-13 H Communicated to Senate
2026-03-13 H Effective from passage (Roll No. 505)
2026-03-13 H House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 504)
2026-03-13 H House received Senate message
2026-03-10 S Senate requests House to concur
2026-03-10 S Effective from passage (Roll No. 413)
2026-03-10 S Title amendment adopted
2026-03-10 S Passed Senate (Roll No. 412)
2026-03-10 S Read 3rd time
2026-03-10 S On 3rd reading
2026-03-09 S Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-09 S Amendment to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-09 S Committee amendment reported
2026-03-09 S Read 2nd time
2026-03-09 S On 2nd reading
2026-03-06 S Read 1st time
2026-03-06 S Immediate consideration
2026-03-06 S Reported do pass, with amendment
2026-02-21 S To Health and Human Resources
2026-02-21 S To Health and Human Resources
2026-02-21 S Introduced in Senate
2026-02-20 H Communicated to Senate
2026-02-20 H Passed House (Roll No. 153)
2026-02-20 H Read 3rd time
2026-02-20 H On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-19 H Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-02-19 H Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-02-19 H Read 2nd time
2026-02-19 H On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-18 H Read 1st time
2026-02-18 H On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-17 H By substitute, do pass
2026-02-12 H Markup Discussion
2026-02-11 H To House Health and Human Resources
2026-02-11 H Introduced in House
2026-02-11 H To Health and Human Resources
2026-02-11 H Filed for introduction

Votes

2026-02-20 Passed House (Roll No. 153) Yea: 95 Nay: 0
2026-03-10 Passed Senate (Roll No. 412) Yea: 34 Nay: 0
2026-03-10 Effective from passage (Roll No. 413) Yea: 34 Nay: 0
2026-03-13 House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 504) Yea: 97 Nay: 0
2026-03-13 Effective from passage (Roll No. 505) Yea: 97 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-11 H Health & Human Resources
2026-02-21 S Health and Human Resources

Amendments

2026-02-18 hb5430 hfa worrell 2-18 _1
2026-02-18 hb5430 hfa worrell 2-18 _1 adopted Adopted
2026-03-02 hb5430 s hhr am _ 3-2
2026-03-09 hb5430 sfat helton _ 3-9
2026-03-09 hb5430 sfa helton _ 3-9 adopted Adopted
2026-03-09 hb5430 sfa helton _ 3-9
2026-03-02 hb5430 s hhr am _ 3-2 as amended
2026-03-02 hb5430 s hhr am _ 3-2 adopted Adopted
2026-03-09 hb5430 sfat helton _ 3-9 adopted Adopted

Bill Text Versions

0000-00-00 Introduced
0000-00-00 Comm Sub
0000-00-00 Engrossed
0000-00-00 Enrolled

Subjects

Human Services

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