Health benefit plans; requiring coverage for certain prescription. Effective date.
SB 176 requires health insurance plans to cover certain prescription drugs that were previously not included in standard coverage. It directly affects health insurance providers and policyholders by mandating this specific coverage for eligible medications. The key provision is a new requirement for all health benefit plans to include these designated prescriptions without prior authorization or excessive cost-sharing. The law became effective on May 29, 2025, after the Governor did not sign it.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 29, 2025
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The bill was moved from the House of Representatives to the Senate floor for further action. The Senate version includes the date February 27, 2025, and updates the committee report attribution from the House Commerce Committee to the Senate Business and Insurance Committee. No substantive policy changes regarding contraceptive coverage or effective dates were made in this transition.
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The bill header was updated to reflect the Senate floor version instead of the House floor version.
The date February 27, 2025, was added to the Senate version header.
The committee report attribution was changed from the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to the Senate Committee on Business and Insurance.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House May 5, 2025
How they voted
34–14
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
13
Committee
8
Amendments
3
May 22, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 65 Nays: 25
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
CCR adopted
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 30 Nays: 16
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
CCR adopted
upper
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
lower
May 6, 2025
Amended
HAs rejected, conference requested
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 15
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Insurance
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 13
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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