HB 44572026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 4457
Pharmacy benefits managers; terms; prohibiting pharmacy benefits managers from doing certain act; enforcement by Attorney General; effective date.
Health & mental healthBusiness, jobs & the economyChildren, families & social servicesHealth care & pharma industryInsurance industry how tagged
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Passed Senate committee Last action April 28, 2026: Placed on General Order
The 2026 regular session's scheduled last day was May 29, 2026. Measures not passed by then did not become law this session.
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Authors & coauthors 8
- Principal House author
- Carl Newton R
- Principal Senate author
- Darcy Jech R
- House coauthors
- Jared Deck D
- Senate coauthors
- Bill Coleman R, Brenda Stanley R, Casey Murdock R, Jo Anna Dossett D, John Haste R
Principal authors from Open States; coauthors read from “Coauthored by …” actions (removals applied).
Status
- Introduced
- In committee (origin chamber)
- Passed committee (origin chamber)
- Passed origin chamber
- In committee (second chamber)
- Passed committee (second chamber)
- Passed both chambers
- Sent to Governor
- Enacted / adopted
Committee referrals 4
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Health and Human Services Oversight | Passed (committee substitute) March 5, 2026 |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Public Health | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 19, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Health and Human Services | — |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Business and Insurance | Passed (committee substitute) April 23, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 4
Feb. 18, 2026HousePublic Health Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed6–0
yes (6) Newton, Pogemiller, Roe, Stark, Sterling, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 4, 2026HouseHealth And Human Services Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed13–0
yes (13) Cantrell, Culver, Hefner, Hildebrant, Marti, Munson, Newton, Pae, Ranson, Roe, Stark, Stinson, Williams
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 23, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed93–0 6 excused
yes (93) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Clinton, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, Gann, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Patzkowsky, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Timmons, Townley, Travis, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (6) Caldwell, Humphrey, Pae, Pfeiffer, Steagall, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 23, 2026SenateDo Pass Amended CsPassed9–0
yes (9) Alvord, Brooks, Coleman, Grellner, Guthrie, Mann, Reinhardt, Standridge, Weaver
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Committee Amendment · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- House Committee Substitute · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Policy Committee Recommendation · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation - - Amendment 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 - Amendment 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4457&session=2600
Timeline 23 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Newton
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseReferred to Public Health
- Feb. 19, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health
- Feb. 19, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Jech (principal Senate author)
- March 5, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
- March 23, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- March 23, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Deck
- March 23, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0
- March 23, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 24, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 24, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- April 1, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services
- April 9, 2026SenateCoauthored by Senator Coleman
- April 9, 2026SenateCoauthored by Senator Murdock
- April 13, 2026SenateCoauthored by Senator Dossett
- April 16, 2026SenateCoauthored by Senator Haste
- April 16, 2026SenateCoauthored by Senator Stanley
- April 22, 2026SenateWithdrawn from Health and Human Services committee
- April 22, 2026SenateReferred to Business and Insurance
- April 23, 2026SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
- April 28, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
On committee agendas 3
- Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, 9:00 a.m. — House Public Health · Room 206
- Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 3:00 p.m. — House Health and Human Services Oversight · Room 206
- Thursday, April 23, 2026, 9:30 a.m. — Senate Business and Insurance · Room 535
Momentum: 76 of 100
| Stage (Passed committee (second chamber)) | 31 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (31 days before May 29, 2026) | 16 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 9 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 10 / 10 |
How this is calculated
- Stage reached — up to 50. 50 × (stage − 1) ÷ 8, where the stages are 1 Introduced · 2 In committee · 3 Passed committee · 4 Passed its first chamber · 5 In committee in the second chamber · 6 Passed that committee · 7 Passed both chambers · 8 Sent to the Governor · 9 Enacted / adopted.
- Recency — up to 20. 20 if the last recorded action was within 14 days of the reference date, falling in a straight line to 0 at 90 days. The reference date is the earlier of the data date (Oct. 1, 2026) and the session's last scheduled day, so a finished session is scored as it stood when it ended.
- Committee progress — up to 10. 5 for each chamber in which a committee reported the bill favourably.
- Coauthors — up to 10. 1 per coauthor (max 7), plus 3 if its authors and coauthors include members of both chambers.
- Bipartisan sponsorship — 10. 10 if the authors and coauthors include at least one Republican and one Democrat.
Rules on top: an enacted bill (signed, law without signature, or veto overridden) or an adopted resolution scores 100. A vetoed bill without an override, or one whose last committee vote failed, has its score halved.
Disclaimer. The momentum score is an automated, rough indicator built only from the public record (stage, dates, authors and committee reports). It is not a prediction, does not measure merit or support, and can be wrong when an action is mis-recorded or an author is mis-matched. Coauthors are read from the action text (“Coauthored by …”). Always check the official record on oklegislature.gov.