CS/CS/SB 98 (2018) -  Health Insurer Authorization

General Bill by Rules and Judiciary and Steube (CO-SPONSORS) Mayfield
Health Insurer Authorization: Prohibiting prior authorization forms from requiring certain information; requiring health insurers and pharmacy benefits managers on behalf of health insurers to provide certain information relating to prior authorization by specified means; requiring health insurers to publish on their websites and provide to insureds in writing a procedure for insureds and health care providers to request protocol exceptions, etc.
Effective Date: 01/01/2019
Last Event: Died in Messages on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 11/07/17 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 12/05/17 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 01/11/18 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 199 Subject: Step Therapy Protocols Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Engrossed 1
    • A 568090 , Steube Date Filed: 01/30/18, Line#: 205 Senate: Withdrawn 1/31/2018 9:49:51 AM
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 450052 , Farmer Date Filed: 01/18/18, Line#: 189 Senate: Adopted 1/24/2018 4:31:49 PM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 636818 , Rules, Steube Date Filed: 01/10/18, Line#: 40 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/11/2018 10:48 AM
    • A 453946 , Rules, Steube Date Filed: 01/10/18, Line#: 201 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/11/2018 10:48 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 363404 , Judiciary, Steube Date Filed: 12/04/17, Line#: 142 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 12/06/2017 03:18 PM
    • A 828472 , Judiciary, Thurston Date Filed: 12/04/17, Line#: 186 Senate(c): Unfavorable 12/06/2017 03:18 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/11/2018 2:34:14 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/10/2018 8:21:04 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 12/6/2017 3:17:10 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 12/4/2017 2:01:30 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 11/7/2017 4:22:27 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 11/6/2017 10:10:14 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 01/31/2018 11:03 AM   Yeas: 37 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 9] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 02/01/2018 - 3:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 241 Time: 01/31/2018 - 11:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 241 Time: 01/31/2018 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 01/24/2018 - 4:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 219 Time: 01/24/2018 - 4:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (450052) -SJ 219 Time: 01/24/2018 - 4:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 219 Time: 01/24/2018 - 4:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/24/18 Time: 01/22/2018 - 12:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 142 Time: 01/16/2018 - 9:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 156 Time: 01/11/2018 - 6:18 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/11/2018 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 142 Time: 01/11/2018 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 94 Time: 01/09/2018 - 9:50 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 14 Time: 01/09/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/11/18, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 01/08/2018 - 4:43 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 104 Time: 12/13/2017 - 5:15 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 12/06/2017 - 3:30 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 103 Time: 12/05/2017 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/05/17, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 11/27/2017 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 102 Time: 11/07/2017 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 102 Time: 11/07/2017 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 11/07/17, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 10/30/2017 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 15 Time: 08/28/2017 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 08/09/2017 - 9:33 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
627.42392 CS/SB 8, CS/CS/HB 199*
627.42393 CS/CS/HB 199*, HB 229, SB 360

(*) Not the latest version