AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES
Summary
Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750), per ear, for all people regardless of age effective January 1, 2026.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Signed Jul 1, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jul 1, 2025
Signed into law
07/01/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/21/2025 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 2, 2025
Committee
05/02/2025 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
04/10/2025 House read and passed
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
03/27/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
03/13/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
01/29/2025 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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