SR 927 — Senate Pharmacy Benefits Managers and Consumer Access to Prescription Medications Study Committee; create
Last action — Senate Passed/Adopted
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 06, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed Senate
Current position in the legislative process.
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28 sponsors
1 primary, 27 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (21 R · 7 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Pharmacy Benefits Managers and Consumer Access to Prescription Medications Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Bill Text
Action History
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Senate Passed/Adopted
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Senate Third Read
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Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Committee Favorably Reported
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Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Hopper
Sponsors
- Drew Echols · Cosponsor
- Jason T. Dickerson · Cosponsor
- Marty Harbin · Cosponsor
- Nan Orrock · Cosponsor
- Steven McNeel · Cosponsor
- Chuck Payne · Cosponsor
- Kenya Wicks · Cosponsor
- Max Burns · Cosponsor
- RaShaun Kemp · Cosponsor
- Sally Harrell · Cosponsor
- Sonya Halpern · Cosponsor
- III Larry Walker · Cosponsor
- Mike Hodges · Cosponsor
- Chuck Hufstetler · Cosponsor
- Nikki Merritt · Cosponsor
- Carden Summers · Cosponsor
- Freddie Powell Sims · Cosponsor
- Rick Williams · Cosponsor
- Billy Hickman · Cosponsor
- Timothy Bearden · Cosponsor
- Ben Watson · Cosponsor
- Sam Watson · Cosponsor
- John Albers · Cosponsor
- Russ Goodman · Cosponsor
- Randy Robertson · Cosponsor
- Brian Strickland · Cosponsor
- Blake Tillery · Cosponsor
- Bo Hatchett · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 219 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Bo Hatchett Republican
Co-sponsors (27)
- Drew Echols Republican
- Jason T. Dickerson Republican
- Marty Harbin Republican
- Nan Orrock Democrat
- Steven McNeel Republican
- Chuck Payne Republican
- Kenya Wicks Democrat
- Max Burns Republican
- RaShaun Kemp Democrat
- Sally Harrell Democrat
- Sonya Halpern Democrat
- Larry Walker, III Republican
- Mike Hodges Republican
- Chuck Hufstetler Republican
- Nikki Merritt Democrat
- Carden Summers Republican
- Freddie Powell Sims Democrat
- Rick Williams Republican
- Billy Hickman Republican
- Timothy Bearden Republican
- Ben Watson Republican
- Sam Watson Republican
- John Albers Republican
- Russ Goodman Republican
- Randy Robertson Republican
- Brian Strickland Republican
- Blake Tillery Republican
Not signed on (219)
219 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 219 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (56)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| VACANT | — | Not Voting |
| VACANT | — | Not Voting |
| David Lucas | Democrat | Yea |
| Derek Mallow | Democrat | Yea |
| Donzella James | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ed Harbison | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Elena Parent | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel Jones | Democrat | Yea |
| Freddie Powell Sims | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gail Davenport | Democrat | Yea |
| Harold Jones II | Democrat | Yea |
| Jaha Howard | Democrat | Yea |
| Josh McLaurin | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenya Wicks | Democrat | Yea |
| Kim Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael 'Doc' Rhett | Democrat | Yea |
| Nan Orrock | Democrat | Yea |
| Nikki Merritt | Democrat | Yea |
| RaShaun Kemp | Democrat | Yea |
| Randal Mangham | Democrat | Yea |
| Sally Harrell | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheikh Rahman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sonya Halpern | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Anderson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ben Watson | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Cowsert | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Hickman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Tillery | Republican | Yea |
| Bo Hatchett | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Strickland | Republican | Yea |
| Carden Summers | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Hufstetler | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Payne | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Dixon | Republican | Yea |
| Drew Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Setzler | Republican | Yea |
| Frank Ginn | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Dolezal | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Anavitarte | Republican | Yea |
| Jason T. Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| John Albers | Republican | Yea |
| Kay Kirkpatrick | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Walker, III | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lee Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Harbin | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Brass | Republican | Yea |
| Max Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Robertson | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Russ Goodman | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Watson | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn Still | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Gooch | Republican | Yea |
| Steven McNeel | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Bearden | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SR 927 do?
- A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Pharmacy Benefits Managers and Consumer Access to Prescription Medications Study Committee; and for other purposes.
- Who sponsors SR 927?
- SR 927 is sponsored by Drew Echols (Republican), Jason T. Dickerson (Republican), Marty Harbin (Republican), Nan Orrock (Democrat), Steven McNeel (Republican), Chuck Payne (Republican), Kenya Wicks (Democrat), Max Burns (Republican), RaShaun Kemp (Democrat), Sally Harrell (Democrat), Sonya Halpern (Democrat), Larry Walker, III (Republican), Mike Hodges (Republican), Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Nikki Merritt (Democrat), Carden Summers (Republican), Freddie Powell Sims (Democrat), Rick Williams (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican), Timothy Bearden (Republican), Ben Watson (Republican), Sam Watson (Republican), John Albers (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), Brian Strickland (Republican), Blake Tillery (Republican), and Bo Hatchett (Republican).
- What is the current status of SR 927?
- This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 06, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track SR 927?
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