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SB 2678

Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; bring forward and prohibit spread pricing.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Daniel Sparks

Establishes a temporary State Empowerment Task Force to study methods Illinois could use to retain funds if federal withholds occur, and draft legislative remedies and language.

Died In Committee
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Bill Summary · SB 2678

SB 2678 — Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; bring forward and prohibit spread pricing (as introduced)

Note: Status recorded as Died In Committee.

Bill at a glance

  • Bill number: SB 2678
  • Subject: Public Health and Welfare / State government fiscal protections
  • Introduced: March 13, 2025 (introduced version LRB10414417HLH27554b)
  • Sponsors: Sen. Adriane Johnson (primary); Sen. Karina Villa (cosponsor)
  • Key legal placement: Adds Section 2505-817 to the Department of Revenue Law (Civil Administrative Code of Illinois)
  • Status: Died in committee (legislative action records provided contain some date inconsistencies)

Main purpose

To create a temporary State Empowerment Task Force charged with studying lawful methods by which Illinois could retain or protect state moneys if the federal government impounds, withholds, or otherwise refuses funds appropriated by Congress to the State. The Task Force is directed to recommend specific statutory remedies and proposed legislative language.

Key provisions

  • Creates the State Empowerment Task Force under new Section 2505-817.
  • Declares the General Assembly’s findings that the State should protect critical services (education, health care, infrastructure, disaster recovery, environmental mitigation, SNAP) in light of federal funding disputes. (The bill text includes strongly worded findings concerning federal executive action.)
  • Task Force duties:
    • Study methods to retain state funds that federal authorities might impound/withhold. Examples listed: creation of a special State fund, collection and retention of taxpayer funds, or other lawful remedies.
    • Review related legislation from other states.
    • Produce a report including specific legislative remedies and proposed statutory language.
  • Administrative support to be provided by the Department of Revenue.
  • No new appropriation or binding fiscal authority is created by the Task Force itself.

Membership

Members (to be appointed within 30 days of the Act’s effective date) include:
- State Comptroller (or designee)
- State Treasurer (or designee)
- Director of Revenue (or designee)
- Director of the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (or designee)
- Director of Government Forecasting and Accountability (or designee)
- Two Governor appointees representing taxpayer advocacy organizations
- Two Governor appointees representing safety-net hospitals
- Two Governor appointees representing nonprofit organizations (other than safety-net hospitals)
- Four legislative appointees (one each by House Speaker, House Minority Leader, President of the Senate, Senate Minority Leader)
Members serve without compensation; vacancies filled by original appointing authority.

Timeline and reporting

  • Appointments: within 30 days after the Act’s effective date.
  • Report due: no later than March 1, 2026; report must include legislative remedies and proposed statutory language.
  • Task Force dissolved: July 1, 2026.
  • Section repealed: January 1, 2027.
  • Effective date: Act takes effect upon becoming law (if enacted).

Who would be affected

  • State executive fiscal offices (Treasurer, Comptroller, Revenue, GOMB, GFA)
  • Governor’s office (appointing authority)
  • Designated stakeholder groups (taxpayer advocacy organizations, safety-net hospitals, nonprofit sector)
  • Illinois taxpayers and beneficiaries of state-administered programs potentially impacted by federal fund withholding
  • General Assembly (would receive recommendations and proposed statutory language)

Potential impact

  • The measure is advisory: it creates a study body to develop options rather than immediately changing fiscal policy.
  • Depending on the Task Force recommendations and subsequent legislation, potential future impacts could include creation of state-level reserves, new administrative authorities to retain or reallocate funds, or statutory mechanisms intended to insulate state programs from federal withholding.
  • No immediate fiscal expenditures or policy changes are mandated by the bill as introduced.

Legislative status and notes

  • Recorded actions include readings, referrals, and notation that the bill died in committee. The action dates provided in the record show inconsistencies (some entries precede introduction or show later re-filings). The status reported here is “Died In Committee” as provided.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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