A 6546: Prohibits the ownership, operation or control of pharmacies directly or indirectly by pharmacy benefit managers.
What A 6546 does, verified June 4, 2026
The proposed law aims to prohibit the ownership, operation, or control of pharmacies by pharmacy benefit managers. This means that a pharmacy and a pharmacy benefit manager cannot be owned or controlled by the same entity. The law also requires that any person or entity in violation of this rule must divest from ownership, operation, or control of the pharmacy within three years of the law's enactment. The term "pharmacy benefit manager" is defined in the public health law. The law takes effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to higher education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6546
- What is the current status of A 6546?
- As of June 4, 2026, A 6546 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to higher education".
- Did A 6546 pass?
- Not yet. A 6546 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6546, and where is it now?
- A 6546 was authored by Asm. Phil Steck with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Higher Education. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to higher education |
| Mar. 06, 2025 | referred to higher education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 6, 2025 · 251 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6546 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the owner- ship, operation or control of pharmacies by pharmacy benefit managers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 6808 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. Prohibitions. a. No person, firm, corporation or association shall 4 both directly or indirectly own, operate, control, or direct the opera- 5 tion of the whole or any part of a pharmacy and directly or indirectly 6 own, operate or control the whole or any part of a pharmacy benefit 7 manager. 8 b. No later than three years after this subdivision shall have become 9 a law, any person, firm, corporation or association in violation of 10 paragraph a of this subdivision shall divest from the ownership, opera- 11 tion or control of such pharmacy. 12 c. "Pharmacy benefit manager" shall have the same meaning as defined 13 by section two hundred eighty-a of the public health law. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10487-01-5
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