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2025R: HB1296 ACT 556

TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED IN MOBILE UNITS.

Latest action: Notification that HB1296 is now Act 556

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Sponsor	Role
L. Johnson	lead
Irvin	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 29, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Jan 29, 2025, 5:40 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
Feb 20, 2025, 8:31 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Feb 20, 2025, 8:31 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Feb 20, 2025, 12:19 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 19, 2025, 3:07 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 31, 2025, 2:04 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 31, 2025, 7:16 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Mar 31, 2025, 7:17 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
Apr 3, 2025, 1:29 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 8, 2025, 8:40 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 8, 2025, 8:40 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:22 a.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:22 a.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 9, 2025, 11:22 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 14, 2025, 5:08 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1296 is now Act 556

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 19, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Insurance and Commerce Committee · Committee Room 149	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 31, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 3, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CT	Senate Insurance - Commerce · Senate Room 171	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by L. Johnson, filed Feb 19, 2025, 4:33 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1296 TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED IN MOBILE UNITS. _____________.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	L. Johnson	Feb 19, 2025, 4:33 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

Other1 · Mar 5, 2025

segalco.com PURPOSE OF BILL: HB 1296 To require coverage for healthcare services provided in mobile units. ACTUARIAL STATEMENT The Fiscal Impact Statement was prepared according to generally accepted actuarial principles and practices, in compliance with ACT 112. The Statement provides an estimate of the financial and actuarial effect of the proposed change(s) on the Plans, if possible. The Statement makes no comment or opinion with regard to the merits of the measure for which the Statement is prepared; however, any identified technical or mechanical defects have been noted. We have reviewed the input and results of our analysis for reasonableness and relied upon the data and information provided by the Plans and their Claims Processing Contractors. 3/5/2025 _________________________________________ _________________ Patrick Klein, FSA, MAAA Date Vice President, Segal 3/5/2025 _________________________________________ __________________ Matthew Kersting, FSA, MAAA Date Vice President, Segal PROJECTED COSTS Plan Design Change Estimated Cost/(Savings) Plan EBD No Change No Impact PRICING APPROACH AND COMMENTS House Bill 1296 requires healthcare services provided in mobile units to b

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 3, 2025, 1:29 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Mar 19, 2025, 3:07 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 995

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 8:40:28 PM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

1Excused

Yea (34)

Excused (1)

Bryan King (R)

House · RCS 741

Monday, March 31, 2025 2:04:47 PM · arkleg

96Yea

2Nay

1Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (96)

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