S 9222: Prohibits the ownership, operation or control of pharmacies directly or indirectly by pharmacy benefit managers.
What S 9222 does, verified May 19, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit the ownership, operation, or control of pharmacies by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). A PBM is defined as an organization that owns, operates, or controls the operation of a pharmacy and also owns, operates, or controls a PBM. Any person or organization that owns, operates, or controls a pharmacy and a PBM must divest from such ownership, operation, or control within three years of the bill's enactment.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (2026-02-17)Alert me
Quick answers about S 9222
- What is the current status of S 9222?
- As of May 19, 2026, S 9222 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on February 17, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION".
- Did S 9222 pass?
- Not yet. S 9222 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 9222, and where is it now?
- S 9222 was authored by Sen. Chris Ryan with 8 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Higher Education. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Feb. 17, 2026 | REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 17, 2026 · 254 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9222 IN SENATE February 17, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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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