# Virginia SB875: State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve

Virginia SB875, State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-05-02 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0704)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB875
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Last action: 2025-05-02, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0704)
- Sponsor: Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 14 (470 yes, 128 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Medical Assistance Services; state pharmacy benefits manager; independent evaluation. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services, by July 1, 2026, to select and contract with a third-party administrator to serve as the state pharmacy benefits manager to administer all pharmacy benefits for Medicaid recipients, including recipients enrolled in a managed care organization. The bill enumerates requirements for the Department's contract with the state pharmacy benefits manager. In addition, the bill directs the Department to engage an independent consultant to evaluate the implementation of a contract with a third-party pharmacy benefits manager pursuant to the bill. This bill is identical to HB 2610.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected | pass | 21 | 19 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation rejected | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation | fail | 13 | 27 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation | fail | 0 | 40 |   |
| 2025-02-22 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 92 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-22 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate acceded to request Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 40 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (60)

- 2025-05-02: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0704) (Governor)
- 2025-05-02: Approved by Governor-Chapter 704 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-04-02: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 40-N) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation rejected (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (13-Y 27-N) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-04-02: Communicated to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Passed by temporarily (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Governor's substitute printed (SB875S2) (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Governor's recommendation received by Senate (Governor)
- 2025-03-24: Governor's substitute printed (SB875S2) (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875) (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB875ER) (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875) (Senate)
- 2025-02-22: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-22: Conference substitute printed 25108045D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-22: Amended by conference committee
- 2025-02-22: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2025-02-20: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Senators: Rouse, Favola, Head (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Delegates: Callsen, Carr, Wachsmann (House)
- 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House)
- 2025-02-19: House requested conference committee (House)
- 2025-02-19: House insisted on substitute (House)
- 2025-02-18: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-14: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2025-02-14: Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-14: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-13: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Committee substitute printed 25107253D-H1 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875) (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-03: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Printed as engrossed 25103406D-E (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Reading of amendment waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB875) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-03: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103406D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-05-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079860.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079859.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-03-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074701.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074700.PDF)
- Gov Recommendation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073967.HTML)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069292.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069291.PDF)
- Conference Report, 2025-02-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067657.HTML)
- Substitute, 2025-02-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067718.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067717.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047095.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047098.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047094.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047097.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036201.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036200.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034549.HTML)
- Amendment, 2025-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027039.HTML)
- Introduced, 2025-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013682.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013681.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079860.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079859.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074701.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074700.PDF)
- [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073967.HTML)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069292.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069291.PDF)
- [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067657.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067718.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067717.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047095.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047098.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047094.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047097.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036201.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036200.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034549.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027039.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013682.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013681.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB875-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).