SB 728 (2015) -  Health Insurance Coverage for Opioids

General Bill by Benacquisto
Health Insurance Coverage for Opioids: Providing that a health insurance policy that covers opioid analgesic drug products may impose a prior authorization requirement for an abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product only if the insurer imposes the same requirement for each opioid analgesic drug product without an abuse-deterrence labeling claim; prohibiting such health insurance policy from requiring use of an opioid analgesic drug product without an abuse-deterrence labeling claim before providing coverage for an abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product, etc.
Effective Date: 01/01/2016
Last Event: Died on Third Reading Calendar on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 1:15 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 03/10/15 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 03/23/15 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/09/15 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1021 Subject: Health Insurance for Opioids Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/10/2015 2:22:49 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/8/2015 12:18:27 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/24/2015 9:30:49 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/20/2015 1:25:21 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 3/10/2015 3:11:14 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 3/9/2015 10:08:48 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/22/2015 01:44 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 13] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died on Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/28/2015 - 1:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading Time: 04/28/2015 - 11:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading Time: 04/27/2015 - 1:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading Time: 04/24/2015 - 10:26 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/23/2015 - 5:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/23/2015 - 1:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/23/2015 - 1:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Substituted for CS/HB 1021 Time: 04/23/2015 - 1:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2015) Time: 04/22/2015 - 9:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/22/2015 - 8:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/22/2015 - 8:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/22/2015 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/22/2015 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 485 Time: 04/22/2015 - 1:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 485 Time: 04/22/2015 - 1:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/14/2015 - 12:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 416 Time: 04/14/2015 - 12:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (583640) -SJ 416 Time: 04/14/2015 - 12:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 416 Time: 04/14/2015 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/15 Time: 04/10/2015 - 2:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 377 Time: 04/10/2015 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 377 Time: 04/09/2015 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/09/15, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/06/2015 - 1:45 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 252 Time: 03/24/2015 - 2:07 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 252 Time: 03/23/2015 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/23/15, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/18/2015 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Now in Health Policy -SJ 191 Time: 03/10/2015 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 Time: 03/10/2015 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/10/15, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/05/2015 - 11:40 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 82 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 82 Time: 02/13/2015 - 9:16 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/05/2015 - 10:27 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
627.64194 SB 516, CS/CS/HB 681, CS/HB 1021, HB 1033, SB 1440