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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 2106: Health carrier modif. notice

Requiring carriers to provide substantive notice to health care providers and health care facilities about significant contract modifications.

Summary

  • Requires health carriers to provide notice of significant payer contract modification (modification) to the relevant health care provider or facility contract representative 90 days before the effective date of the modification.
  • Requires health care providers or facilities to approve or reject any modification.

From the House Bill Analysis 2026 (HB 2106), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2026
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tarra Simmons (D-23)
Introduced
January 12, 2026 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to requiring carriers to provide substantive notice to health care providers and health care facilities about significant contract modifications;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tarra Simmons (D-23)

13 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Michelle Valdez R-26Cindy Ryu D-32Shelley Kloba D-1Beth Doglio D-22Julia Reed D-36Edwin Obras D-33Sharon Wylie D-49Shaun Scott D-43Timm Ormsby D-3Kristine Reeves D-30Nicole Macri D-43Natasha Hill D-3Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2106 in other sessions

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

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