Committee on State and Local Government - 03/24/26

Minnesota Senate State and Local Government Committee · March 24, 2026

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State procurement of pharmacy benefit management services

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Galen Bench, Enterprise Director for Employee Insurance, summarized an evaluation of the states prior reverse-auction procurement of pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services and said the review found no evidence the reverse auction produced savings; the bill would allow the state not to be obligated to use the reverse-auction procedure for the next procurement.

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State Senate State and Local Government Committee heard bills on pharmacy benefit procurement, county administrative statute updates, restrictions on NDAs for data-center negotiations, repeal of Cesar Chavez Day, a housing funding constitutional amendment, a clearance grant for nonfatal shootings, and township statutory cleanups.

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