HB795
Health insurance; requirements for certain opioid antagonists.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 1, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB795)
Chief Patron:
Atoosa Reaser (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Health insurance; coverage for prescription and nonprescription opioid antagonists.
Requires each health insurer, corporation providing health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organization whose policy, contract, or plan includes coverage for prescription drugs to include coverage for (i) at least one other opioid antagonist used for overdose reversal dispensed pursuant to an oral, written, or standing order of a ... (More) prescriber on the lowest cost tier of the insurer's, corporation's, or health maintenance organization's prescription drug formulary and (ii) at least one nonprescription opioid antagonist used for overdose reversal that is available over the counter. The bill provides that such coverage shall be exempt from any prior authorization or step therapy requirement on coverage of benefits. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.(Less)
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Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104745D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB795)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/28/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107033D-H1
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement
- 02/06/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB795)
- 02/08/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26109503D-S1
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB795)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/30/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/30/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB795ER)
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/31/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
- 03/31/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
- 04/01/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB795)
