# Indiana SB 503: Pharmacy benefit administration.

Indiana SB 503, Pharmacy benefit administration., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Andy Zay; status failed, last action 2025-02-06 (Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 503
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Pharmacy benefit administration.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-02-06, Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
- Sponsor: Andy Zay
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: health and provider services, appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the attorney general to designate or appoint a pharmacy benefit compliance officer if certain prescription drug benefit public-private partnership contracts are entered into by the state. Establishes the pharmacy benefit compliance fund. Authorizes: (1) the state personnel department, for purposes of the state employee health plan; and (2) the office of the secretary of family and social services (office), for purposes of the Medicaid program; to issue a request for proposal to enter into a public-private partnership to administer prescription drug benefits. Sets forth certain requirements for a request for proposal and establishes the competitive proposal procedure. Allows the budget committee to review a contract before the state personnel department or the office awards a final contract for the public-private partnership. Requires that, if the state personnel department or the office enter into a contract for the public-private partnership, the attorney general conduct a state employee health plan audit or a Medicaid audit at least three years after the implementation of the contract. Makes an appropriation.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andy Zay
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-06: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Byrne added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Johnson T added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Bohacek added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Doriot added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Authored by Senators Zay and Charbonneau (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0503/versions/SB0503.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0503/versions/SB0503.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0503/versions/SB0503.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0503/versions/SB0503.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB503-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).