Legislation - SB0921

Title: Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer
Sponsored by: Senator Gile
Status: In the Senate - Returned Passed
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a step therapy or fail-first protocol for certain prescription drugs prescribed by a treating physician to treat a symptom of or side effect from the treatment of stage four metastatic cancer; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Health and Government Operations

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB1087

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2025 Legislative Date 1/28/2025 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/06/2025 Legislative Date 2/06/2025 Action Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/27/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {613025/1 Adopted Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2025 Legislative Date 3/12/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2025 Legislative Date 3/15/2025 Action Referred Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings 55 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 4/02/2025 Action Rereferred to Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 4/03/2025 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (136-1) Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/23/2025 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 71 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/03/2025	1/28/2025	First Reading Finance
			Text - First - Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer
Senate	2/06/2025	2/06/2025	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2025	3/27/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/28/2025	3/10/2025	Favorable with Amendments {613025/1 Adopted	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/28/2025	3/10/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	58 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer
Senate	3/31/2025	3/12/2025	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	60 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2025	3/15/2025	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations	55 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2025	4/02/2025	Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2025	4/03/2025	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	4/03/2025	3/20/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	60 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	Third Reading Passed (136-1)	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/23/2025	Returned Passed	71 Click to view Recorded Media

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