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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 729: Relating to pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, and prescription drug benefits, and including applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Cost: up to $76,000

2 million annually. This is due in part to the increase in drug expenses after cost-saving measures are eliminated, and also due to the increased reimbursement amount per unit for filling prescriptions. The total cost to the Commerce Revolving Fund is approxim…

Lobbying · 5 for, 2 against

For: Bristol Myers Squibb Co.; CHAIN; Iowa Pharmacy Association; Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.; Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

Against: CVS Health; Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.

In plain words

  1. March 3, 2021Filed in the House
  2. March 10, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. April 15, 2021Sent to the House Commerce committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF729