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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1766: Health carrier practices

Prohibiting certain contracting practices by a health carrier acting as a third-party administrator for self-insured coverage offered to public employees.

Summary

  • Prohibits a health carrier acting as the third-party administrator for the Uniform Medical Plan from requiring state-owned or operated hospital systems to participate in a commercial plan offered or administered by the health carrier.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1766), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Nicole Macri (D-43)
Introduced
January 31, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting certain contracting practices by a health carrier acting as a third-party administrator for self-insured coverage offered to public employees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Nicole Macri (D-43)

7 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

My-Linh Thai D-41Shaun Scott D-43Lisa Parshley D-22Osman Salahuddin D-48Timm Ormsby D-3Gerry Pollet D-46Julia Reed D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1766 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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