Tuesday, December 9, 2025 3:53 AM
Priority Bills SB 1450 Bill Description: Substitute Language: SB 1450-PH-Substitute Language Recent Action Taken: Click to Forward Bill Information SB 10 Bill Description: Recent Action Taken: Click to Forward Bill Information HB 6978 Bill Description: Recent Action Taken: Click to Forward Bill Information HB 6771 Bill Description: Substitute Language: HB 6771-AGE-Substitute Language Recent Action Taken: Click to Forward Bill Information HB 7287 Bill Description: Recent Action Taken: Click to Forward Bill Information
AN ACT CONCERNING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE.
To recruit and retain health care providers in the state.
Signed by the Governor (7/1)
AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE AND PATIENT PROTECTION.
To: (1) Establish (A) certain reporting requirements and enforcement provisions concerning compliance with mental health and substance use disorder benefit laws, and (B) the parity advancement account; (2) require health carriers to bear the burden of proving that certain health care services under adverse determination or utilization review are not medically necessary; (3) establish certain prohibitions on the use of step therapy for prescription drugs; (4) require health carriers to include certain provisions in contracts with health care providers regarding reimbursement for certain covered health benefits; (5) establish certain requirements concerning stop loss insurance policies for health care or medical benefits under any self-funded employee health benefit plan; (6) establish certain health insurance rate filing requirements and require that the Insurance Commissioner adopt regulations concerning affordability in rate filing; (7) prohibit the use of artificial intelligence to make an adverse determination based on medical necessity; and (8) prohibit any individual or group health insurance policy from imposing (A) arbitrary time limits on reimbursement for general anesthesia services, or (B) unilateral arbitrary limitations on reimbursement for medically necessary ancillary services.
Signed by the Governor (6/24)
Monitored Bills
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES.
To implement the Department of Public Health's recommendations regarding various revisions to the public health statutes.
Signed by the Governor (6/24)
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA TASK FORCE, REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR BIOMARKER TESTING AND CONCERNING TRANSFERS AND DISCHARGES IN RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES, TUITION WAIVERS FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS WHO TAKE COURSES AT REGIONAL COMMUNITY-TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND CLOSURES AND EVACUATIONS OF RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES AND NURSING HOMES.
To require health insurance coverage for biomarker testing.
Signed by the Governor (6/3)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR, AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO REVENUE AND OTHER ITEMS IMPLEMENTING THE STATE BUDGET.
Signed by the Governor (6/30)