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SB 1094: Prescription drugs.

California · Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified August 21, 2026

What SB 1094 does, verified August 21, 2026

The bill aims to amend existing laws related to pharmacy and health insurance to expand prescription drug coverage. Currently, pharmacists can substitute certain biological products with alternative products that are interchangeable or biosimilar, but this bill would also allow them to do so for biosimilar drugs. Health insurance policies would no longer be able to limit or exclude coverage for approved prescription drugs if the insured continues to receive them and they remain medically necessary. However, health care service plans and insurance companies can still require enrollees or insureds to try generic or biosimilar alternatives if certain conditions are met.

Bill journey
IntroducedComplete
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First Chamber FloorComplete
4Second ChamberCurrent
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: Ordered to third reading. (2026-08-19)Alert me
Recent actions25 total · showing 5
Aug. 19, 2026Ordered to third reading.
Aug. 19, 2026Read third time and amended.
Aug. 13, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Aug. 13, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).
Aug. 13, 2026Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
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