# Arkansas HB1150: TO PROHIBIT A PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER FROM OBTAINING CERTAIN PHARMACY PERMITS. Arkansas HB1150, TO PROHIBIT A PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER FROM OBTAINING CERTAIN PHARMACY PERMITS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeremiah Moore (Republican), Kim Hammer (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-16 (Notification that HB1150 is now Act 624) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1150-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1150 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO PROHIBIT A PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER FROM OBTAINING CERTAIN PHARMACY PERMITS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-04-16, Notification that HB1150 is now Act 624 - Sponsors: Jeremiah Moore (Republican), Kim Hammer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 21 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (115 yes, 13 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Limited pharmacy permits protect rare drug access: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, the Arkansas pharmacy board can issue limited-use permits to pharmacies otherwise barred by the law. These permits cover rare, orphan, or limited-distribution drugs otherwise unavailable in the market to a patient or pharmacy. Before revoking or renewing an existing retai… - Patients get advance pharmacy service notices: benefit, low. The Arkansas pharmacy board must review every retail permit active as of July 1, 2025. It must notify likely violators at least 90 days before January 1, 2026, identifying the relevant pharmacy benefits manager interests. Board notices must include a monitored phone number and email, plus a list of… - Pharmacy sales can preserve same-day care: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, the Arkansas pharmacy board can extend or renew a retail permit while a pharmacy sale is pending. The sale must be to an eligible buyer, and the board decides how long the extension or renewal lasts. The pharmacy must offer same-day access to pharmacist services, controll… - Pharmacy benefit managers face pharmacy ownership limits: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, pharmacy benefits managers cannot directly or indirectly hold or acquire Arkansas retail pharmacy permits, including mail-order permits. The ban also covers their subsidiaries, entities they manage, and entities with direct or indirect ownership interests in them. The Ark… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jeremiah Moore (Republican), House - Sponsor: Kim Hammer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brandon Achor (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ronald Caldwell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Sullivan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Duffield (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Denise Jones Ennett (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Greg Leding (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Zack Gramlich (Republican), House - Cosponsor: RJ Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Julie Mayberry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jim Petty (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jamie Scott (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Joey L. Carr (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jack Ladyman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robin Lundstrum (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Johnson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: R. Scott Richardson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ryan A. Rose (Republican), House - Cosponsor: DeAnn Vaught (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jim Wooten (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 3:59:26 PM | pass | 26 | 9 | | | 2025-04-03 | House | House Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 4:09:45 PM | pass | 89 | 4 | 4 | ## Actions (23) - 2025-04-16: Notification that HB1150 is now Act 624 (House) - 2025-04-10: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-09: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Motion for Immediate Consideration. Motion Carried. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-02: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-04-01: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-04-01: Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-04-01: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-03-18: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-18: Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-18: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-02-11: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-11: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-11: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-16: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-01-16: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1150 - Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1150.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=624.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1150 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1150.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=624.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1150-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).