HB1182
Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 11, 2026
Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Josh Thomas (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage, under any health insurance contract, policy, or plan that includes coverage for prescription drugs on an outpatient basis, for contraceptive drugs and contraceptive devices, as defined in the bill, including those available over-the-counter. The bill prohibits a health insurance carrier from imposing upon ... (More) any person receiving contraceptive benefits pursuant to the provisions of the bill any copayment, coinsurance payment, or fee, except in certain circumstances. The bill also requires health benefit plans that provide coverage for hormonal contraceptives to provide point-of-sale coverage without cost-sharing at in-network pharmacies for hormonal contraceptives available over-the-counter. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105319D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1182)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee amendment agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/17/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1182)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N 1-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
