AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES
Summary
Requires healthcare insurers, without prior authorization, to provide post-acute care services to patients discharged from a hospital for a minimum of seven (7) days commencing on or after January 1, 2027.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2026
Last action May 27, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
May 26, 2026
D
Democratic32
100% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 27, 2026
Committee
05/27/2026 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
05/26/2026 Senate read and passed
upper
May 14, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/14/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced
03/12/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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