# New Hampshire SB478: relative to strengthening prescription drug affordability and pharmacy benefits manager accountability.

New Hampshire SB478, relative to strengthening prescription drug affordability and pharmacy benefits manager accountability., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tim McGough (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-03-12 (Pending Motion Interim Study; 03/12/2026; SJ 6) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB478
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to strengthening prescription drug affordability and pharmacy benefits manager accountability.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Last action: 2026-03-12, Pending Motion Interim Study; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
- Sponsor: Tim McGough (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian D Cole (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Michael Potucek (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Miles (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lilli M Walsh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wayne D. MacDonald (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-03-12: Pending Motion Interim Study; 03/12/2026; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Sen. Rochefort Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: SB 478 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/12/2026; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/12/2026; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Hearing: 01/21/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 2 (Senate)
- 2025-11-21: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-21: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22039)

## Related bills

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- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22039)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB478-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).