BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 2626: Health insurance premium tax

Increasing the insurance premium tax on certain health insurance providers.

Summary

Removes an exemption from an insurance premium tax on health maintenance organizations, healthcare service contractors, and self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements for payments made in connection with certain dentistry services.
Increases an insurance premium tax on health maintenance organizations, healthcare service contractors, and self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements from 2 percent to 3 percent of payments made in connection with certain health care services.
Establishes a new insurance premium tax on disability insurers and insurers that qualify for the group stop loss insurance exemption equal to 1 percent of payments made in connection with certain health care services.

From the House Bill Analysis 2026 (HB 2626), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to increasing the insurance premium tax on certain health insurance providers;

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

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

HB 2626 (2019–20) Vaccination exemption · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2626 (2017–18) Commercial fishing fees · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2626 (2015–16) Driver's instruction permits · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2626 (2013–14) Educational attainment goals · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 209, Laws of 2014
HB 2626 (2011–12) Liquor sales/manufacturers · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2626 (2009–10) Offender violations · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2626 (2007–08) Emergency eligibility · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2626 (2005–06) Eminent domain · Did not pass · died in committee