SB172
Health insurance claims; electronic information or attachments accepted, delayed effective date.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 23, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB172)
Chief Patron:
Stella Pekarsky (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Health insurance; carrier business practices; electronic attachments.
Provides that, in the following contexts, information may be submitted by a provider to a health insurance carrier through electronic attachment, as defined in the bill: (i) information related to services rendered as required by the carrier in its provider contract; (ii) information related to any defect or impropriety that ... (More) prevents the carrier from deeming a health insurance claim a clean claim, as defined in existing law; and (iii) information required to establish medical necessity, benefit coverage, or prior authorization of services, or to conduct reconsideration activities. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102798D
- 01/08/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106213D-S1
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/19/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (17-Y 3-N)
- 02/23/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB172ER)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
- 03/23/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB172)
