BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 5489: Prescription drug program

Creating the aggregate purchasing prescription drug discount program.

Summary

The Health Care Authority (HCA) must implement a program to aggregate the purchase of prescription drugs for health care programs administered by state agencies. Under the program, the HCA is to negotiate price discounts with suppliers for prescription drugs purchased by the state or for which the state provides reimbursement.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5489), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the aggregate purchasing prescription drug discount program;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5489 (2025–26) State sandstone · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5489 (2023–24) Health care services/access · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5489 (2021–22) Business entities · Enacted · Chapter 42, Laws of 2022
SB 5489 (2019–20) Environ. health disparities · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5489 (2017–18) Bilingual instruction defs · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5489 (2015–16) Contact lens price agreemnts · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5489 (2013–14) Insurer state of entry act · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5489 (2011–12) Public hospital districts · Did not pass · died in committee