Legislation - HB0393

Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and managed care organizations that provide coverage for chemotherapy to treat cancer to provide coverage for scalp cooling systems used for the preservation of hair in connection with chemotherapy treatment; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2027.

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Original:: Health Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0272

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1187 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2027

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/21/2026 Legislative Date 1/21/2026 Action First Reading Health Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2026 Legislative Date 1/29/2026 Action Hearing 2/05 at 1:45 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/23/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Favorable Report by Health Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2026 Legislative Date 2/18/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2026 Legislative Date 2/18/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/26/2026 Legislative Date 2/20/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (129-7) Proceedings 29 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/27/2026 Legislative Date 2/19/2026 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2026 Legislative Date 3/30/2026 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2026 Legislative Date 3/13/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/21/2026	1/21/2026	First Reading Health
			Text - First - Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage
House	1/29/2026	1/29/2026	Hearing 2/05 at 1:45 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/23/2026	2/23/2026	Favorable Report by Health
House	2/24/2026	2/18/2026	Favorable Adopted	27 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/24/2026	2/18/2026	Second Reading Passed	27 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage
House	2/26/2026	2/20/2026	Third Reading Passed (129-7)	29 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/27/2026	2/19/2026	Referred Finance	30 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/30/2026	3/30/2026	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/31/2026	3/13/2026	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	52 Click to view Recorded Media

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