SB 15002026
bill
2026 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 1500
Pharmacy benefit managers; prohibiting certain payment from conditioned on certain provisions; prohibiting certain provider from bearing risks; requiring certain payments; establishing accounting requirements; authorizing Attorney General to levy fines. Effective date.
Health & mental healthBusiness, jobs & the economyChildren, families & social servicesHealth care & pharma industryInsurance industry how tagged
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Vetoed by Governor Last action May 6, 2026: Vetoed 05/06/2026
Same number in other sessions: 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 4
- Principal House author
- Carl Newton R
- Principal Senate author
- Darcy Jech R
- Senate coauthors
- David Bullard R, George Burns 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 3
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2026 | Senate | Business and Insurance | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 26, 2026 |
| March 31, 2026 | House | Health and Human Services Oversight | Passed April 13, 2026 |
| March 31, 2026 | House | Public Health | Passed April 8, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 26, 2026SenateDo Pass Amended CsPassed9–0
yes (9) Alvord, Brooks, Coleman, Grellner, Guthrie, Mann, Reinhardt, Standridge, Weaver
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 26, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed38–2 7 excused
yes (38) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kirt, Logan, McIntosh, Murdock, Nice, Pederson, Prieto, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Stewart, Thompson, Wingard, Woods
excused (7) Hall, Haste, Paxton, Pugh, Standridge, Stanley, Weaver
not voting (1) Kern
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 8, 2026HousePublic Health Committee: Do PassPassed6–0
yes (6) Newton, Pogemiller, Roe, Stark, Sterling, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 13, 2026HouseHealth And Human Services Oversight Committee: Do PassPassed11–0
yes (11) Cantrell, Culver, Hefner, Hildebrant, Newton, Pae, Ranson, Smith, Stark, Stinson, Williams
other (1) Marti
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 30, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed81–0 18 excused
yes (81) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Clinton, Cornwell, Culver, Deck, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, Gann, George, Grego, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Humphrey, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stinson, Strom, Townley, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (18) Banning, Bashore, Chapman, Crosswhite Hader, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Gise, Hader, Hill, Kannady, Luttrell, Miller, Pae, Stewart, Tedford, Timmons, Waldron, Wilk
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Committee Amendment · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Enrolled (final version) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- SB1500 (3-12-26) (JECH) FS FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1500&session=2600
Timeline 25 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateAuthored by Senator Jech
- Feb. 3, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Business and Insurance
- Feb. 25, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
- Feb. 26, 2026SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
- March 3, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- March 26, 2026SenateCoauthored by Senator Bullard
- March 26, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- March 26, 2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 2
- March 26, 2026SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 30, 2026SenateEngrossed to House
- March 30, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- March 31, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
- March 31, 2026HouseReferred to Public Health
- April 8, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health
- April 8, 2026HouseCoauthored by Senator(s) Burns
- April 13, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
- April 30, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- April 30, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 0
- April 30, 2026HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 30, 2026SenateReferred for enrollment
- April 30, 2026SenateEnrolled, to House
- April 30, 2026HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 30, 2026SenateSent to Governor
- May 6, 2026SenateVetoed 05/06/2026
On committee agendas 4
- Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 9:30 a.m. — Senate Business and Insurance · Room 535
- Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 9:00 a.m. — House Public Health · Room 4S.5
- Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 9:00 a.m. — House Public Health · Room 206
- Monday, April 13, 2026, 3:00 p.m. — House Health and Human Services Oversight · Room 206
Momentum: 38 of 100
| Stage (Sent to Governor) | 44 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (23 days before May 29, 2026) | 18 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 5 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 10 |
| Rule applied | vetoed without override: halved |
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.