An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, further providing for coverage for biomarker testing.
SB 1211 amends Pennsylvania's Insurance Company Law of 1921 to require casualty insurance policies to cover biomarker testing for medical assistance and Children's Health Insurance Program enrollees. The bill defines medical assistance and CHIP managed care plans as health care plans that use gatekeepers to manage services, explicitly including biomarker testing in this definition. This change ensures that insurance coverage for these specific health services is standardized under state law, subject to necessary federal approval. The legislation takes effect 60 days after passage.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2026
Last action Mar 24, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2026
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 24, 2026
D
Democratic23
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
Referred to Human Services
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Banking & Insurance
upper
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Devlin Robinson
RRepublican
Co
Camera Bartolotta
RRepublican
Co
Chris Gebhard
RRepublican
Co
Cris Dush
RRepublican
Co
Dan Laughlin
RRepublican
Co
Dave Argall
RRepublican
Co
Elder Vogel
RRepublican
Co
Frank Farry
RRepublican
Co
John Kane
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Schwank
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Ward
RRepublican
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