SB630
Health insurance; tobacco surcharge.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Carroll Foy (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Health insurance; tobacco surcharge.
Eliminates the authority of a health carrier to vary its premium rates based on tobacco use. Under current law, a health carrier may charge premium rates up to 1.5 times higher for a tobacco user than for a nonuser. The provisions of the bill apply to health benefit plans providing ... (More) individual or small group health insurance coverage entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105409D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N)
- 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)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 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
