AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES
Summary
Requires insurance coverage for all community health workers' services to include health and promotion coaching, health education and training, health system navigation and resource coordination services, care planning and follow-up care recommendations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025
Last action May 21, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2025
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
May 20, 2025
D
Democratic32
87% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 21, 2025
Committee
05/21/2025 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/20/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
May 13, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/13/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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