Non-opioid treatment; terms; preferred drug lists; discretion; drug treatment; United States Food and Drug Administration; coverage; non-opioid drugs; reimbursement; effective date.
HB 1416 requires insurers offering group health plans for state employees to ensure non-opioid pain medications (approved by the FDA) are not disadvantaged in coverage compared to opioids on their preferred drug lists. It directly affects state employee health insurance plans by mandating equal treatment for FDA-approved non-opioid pain drugs, such as those that don’t act on opioid receptors. The bill does not ban opioids or require non-opioid use but prohibits insurers from making non-opioid options harder to access through coverage rules. This applies to all drugs covered under state employee plans and takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 1, 2025
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Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2025
How they voted
91–7
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 100
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic19
100% Yea
R
Republican81
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 7
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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