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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Bill 361 Restructures State Employee Benefits Committee into Council and Establishes Specialized Working Committees
Last action · October 30, 2026: Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in SenateSponsor: Ray Seigfried
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 361 restructures the State Employee Benefits Committee into the State Employee Benefits Council and creates three specialized working committees to oversee state employee and retiree health insurance. The measure establishes strict independence rules for contractors, introduces standardized pharmacy pricing definitions, and takes effect on January 1, 2028.
The legislation changes how health-care benefits and prescription drug contracts are negotiated and audited for state employees and eligible pensioners, shifting oversight responsibilities to newly created working committees starting in 2028.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State employees
Their health-care insurance coverages, benefits administration, and prescription drug plans will be managed by the newly restructured State Employee Benefits Council and its working committees.
Eligible pensioners
State pension health benefits and coverage options are overseen by the Council and specialized working committees under updated statutory rules.
Pharmacy benefits managers
They are subject to new requirements regarding comprehensive financial disclosures, confidentiality agreements, and evaluations on a net cost basis.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
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1 action- Oct 30, 2026Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
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