Legislation - HB1087

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 and use of the prescription drug is consistent with best practices for treatment of the condition.

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Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0921

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2025 Legislative Date 2/05/2025 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations 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 House Calendar Date 2/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/12/2025 Action Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/17/2025 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/17/2025 Action Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/26/2025 Legislative Date 2/26/2025 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/26/2025 Legislative Date 2/26/2025 Action Hearing 2/28 at 12:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2025 Legislative Date 3/15/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2025 Legislative Date 3/06/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {593222/1 Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2025 Legislative Date 3/06/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 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 House Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/08/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (135-1) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/02/2025 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 50 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 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/27/2025 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/15/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/20/2025 Legislative Date 5/20/2025 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 706 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/05/2025	2/05/2025	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer
House	2/12/2025	2/12/2025	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/17/2025	2/17/2025	Hearing canceled
House	2/17/2025	2/17/2025	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/26/2025	2/26/2025	Hearing canceled
House	2/26/2025	2/26/2025	Hearing 2/28 at 12:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2025	3/15/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/15/2025	3/06/2025	Favorable with Amendments {593222/1 Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2025	3/06/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer
House	3/17/2025	3/08/2025	Third Reading Passed (135-1)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	3/02/2025	Referred Finance	50 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2025	3/27/2025	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/28/2025	3/10/2025	Favorable Adopted	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/28/2025	3/10/2025	Second Reading Passed	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2025	3/15/2025	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2025	3/18/2025	Returned Passed	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/20/2025	5/20/2025	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 706
			Text - Chapter - Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer

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