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3 Replies to “SB 176 (2025)”
The House struck the title of SB 176 citing potential fiscal impact the policy would have on the state budget. This counts as an amendment. The bill will now go to Conference Committee rather than directly to the Governor.
Previously, House fiscal staff reported that HB 1683 would cost the state (HB 1683 is the House mirror of SB 176). When SB 176 came to the House, Senator Dossett and Representative Roe said they had worked with staff to explain why the bill/policy would not actually impact the budget. But those talks seem to have fallen apart, even though the bill made it through the House committees with its title. Notably, the Senate did not identify a fiscal impact for SB 176.
The bill was amended reducing the allowable supply at pick-up from 1-year to 6-months.
The author faced similarly hostile questions to those presented during the SB 1742 (2024) debate.
Revises health insurance rules to permit patients to obtain a one-year supply of birth control at once, covered by their health benefit plan. Requires patients to use the same medication for three months before becoming eligible for a one-year supply. Clarifies that the bill does not apply to abortion-inducing medications.
An Act relating to health benefit plans; defining terms; requiring coverage for certain prescription; construing provisions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
3 Replies to “SB 176 (2025)”
The House struck the title of SB 176 citing potential fiscal impact the policy would have on the state budget. This counts as an amendment. The bill will now go to Conference Committee rather than directly to the Governor.
Previously, House fiscal staff reported that HB 1683 would cost the state (HB 1683 is the House mirror of SB 176). When SB 176 came to the House, Senator Dossett and Representative Roe said they had worked with staff to explain why the bill/policy would not actually impact the budget. But those talks seem to have fallen apart, even though the bill made it through the House committees with its title. Notably, the Senate did not identify a fiscal impact for SB 176.
The bill was amended reducing the allowable supply at pick-up from 1-year to 6-months.
The author faced similarly hostile questions to those presented during the SB 1742 (2024) debate.
Revises health insurance rules to permit patients to obtain a one-year supply of birth control at once, covered by their health benefit plan. Requires patients to use the same medication for three months before becoming eligible for a one-year supply. Clarifies that the bill does not apply to abortion-inducing medications.
This was also filed as HB 1683 (2025) by Rep. Roe.
This is a refile of Sen. Dossett’s SB 1742 (2024).
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