introducedsenateSession: 2025R160% healthcare relevance

SB 824

Requires certain carriers that offer health benefit plans in this state to report additional information to the Department of Consumer and Business Services and requires the department to keep this information confidential.

Official Summary

Digest: Tells insurers in this state to give more information to DCBS and tells DCBS not to share what they receive from insurers. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). [Digest: Tells DCBS to study the impact of federal laws about health insurance on state laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).] [Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study federal laws and regulations affecting health insurance and evolving conditions in the insurance market that require periodic updates to state laws. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.] Requires certain carriers that offer health benefit plans in this state to report additional information to the Department of Consumer and Business Services and requires the department to keep this information confidential.

Last Action

Effective date, January 1, 2026.

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Effective Date

Jan 1, 2026

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Legislative Timeline

bill actionAug 8, 2025

Senate: Effective date, January 1, 2026.

bill actionAug 8, 2025

Senate: Chapter 599, 2025 Laws.

bill actionJul 24, 2025

Senate: Governor signed.

bill actionJun 30, 2025

House: Speaker signed.

bill actionJun 30, 2025

Senate: President signed.

bill actionJun 27, 2025

House: Third reading as Special Order of Business. Carried by Valderrama. Passed.

bill actionJun 27, 2025

House: Rules suspended. Made a Special Order of Business immediately.

bill actionJun 26, 2025

House: Rules suspended. Second reading.

bill actionJun 26, 2025

House: Recommendation: Do pass.

bill actionJun 26, 2025

House: Referred to Ways and Means.

bill actionJun 26, 2025

House: First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

bill actionJun 26, 2025

Senate: Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed.

bill actionJun 26, 2025

Senate: Second reading.

bill actionJun 26, 2025

Senate: Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

bill actionJun 6, 2025

Senate: Work Session held.

bill actionMay 28, 2025

Senate: Returned to Full Committee.

bill actionMay 28, 2025

Senate: Work Session held.

bill actionMay 23, 2025

Senate: Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.

bill actionApr 15, 2025

Senate: Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

bill actionApr 15, 2025

Senate: Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)

Story Thread

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