SB361
Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Carroll Foy (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, devices, and products approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, including those available over-the-counter. The bill prohibits a health insurance carrier ... (More) from imposing upon any person receiving prescription contraceptive benefits pursuant to the provisions of the bill any copayment, coinsurance payment, or fee, except in certain circumstances. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104802D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB361)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (7-Y 6-N)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106171D-S1
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB361)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/19/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/23/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/23/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/24/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N)
- 02/25/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108614D-H1
- 03/02/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB361)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/03/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/03/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/03/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (65-Y 32-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB361ER)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
