Requires certain health insurance to cover certain screenings for certain genetic disorders. (BDR 57-1104)
SB 344 requires most health insurance plans, including Medicaid, to cover noninvasive prenatal blood screenings for genetic conditions in fetuses and carrier screenings for genetic disorders in parents, without requiring prior authorization. This applies to all insurers offering health coverage, mandating that these specific screenings be included in policies as standard benefits. The bill removes barriers like prior approval requests that could delay or deny access to these screenings during pregnancy. It directly affects insurers by expanding coverage requirements and benefits patients seeking early detection of genetic conditions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 12, 2025
Signed Jun 9, 2025
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The bill text was converted from a draft reprint to its final enrolled version, removing committee headers and adding the official legislative title and summary. The substantive legal content, including the requirement for insurers to cover noninvasive prenatal screening without prior authorization, remains unchanged.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's legal requirements did not change; only the document formatting and metadata were updated to reflect final passage.
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Removed draft metadata, including the 'Reprint 1' header, committee referral information, and the fiscal note regarding unfunded mandates.
Added the official 'As Enrolled' title, the full list of sponsoring senators, and the Legislative Counsel's Digest explaining the bill's purpose and impact.
Reformatted the bill text to remove line numbers and page markers used during the legislative drafting process.
Floor votes · Assembly May 31, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 9, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 448.
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: None, Excused: 2.) To Senate.
upper
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
upper
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 756.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
5 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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