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Senate Bill 645





Legislative Session: 2026(RS)
LAST ACTION: Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026)
SUMMARY: Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers
LEAD SPONSOR: Deeds
SPONSORS:
BILL TEXT:
Bill Definitions 		Enrolled Version - html | pdf | docx
Introduced Version - html | pdf | docx
CODE AFFECTED: §33 - 15 - 24   (New Code)
§33 - 16 - 20   (New Code)
§33 - 24 - 46   (New Code)
§33 - 25 - 23   (New Code)
§33 - 25 A- 37   (New Code)
FLOOR AMENDMENTS:
Floor Amend. Definitions 		sb645 hfat worrell 3-12 _1.htm
sb645 hfat worrell 3-12 _1 adopted.htm
sb645 hfa statler am 3-11 _3.htm
sb645 hfa statler am 3-11 _3 adopted adopted.htm
sb645 hfa statler 3-12 _2.htm
sb645 hfa statler 3-12 _2 adopted.htm
sb645 hfa linville 3-12 _1.htm
sb645 hfa linville 3-12 _1 rejected.htm
sb645 hfa statler am 3-11 _1.htm
COM. AMENDMENTS:
Com. Amend. Definitions 		sb645 h hhr am _1.htm
sb645 h hhr am _1 rejected.htm
sb645 h hhr am _1 adopted.htm
SUBJECT(S): Insurance

ACTIONS:
Description Date Journal Page
Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026)
H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal 03/14/26
S Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal 03/14/26
S Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 04/01/26
S To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal 03/14/26 358
S To Governor 3/18/2026 03/18/26
S Completed legislative action 03/13/26
S Communicated to House 03/13/26 158
S Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 601) 03/13/26 157-158
S House Message received 03/13/26 156
H Communicated to Senate 03/12/26
H Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) 03/12/26
H Passed House (Roll No. 435) 03/12/26
H Read 3rd time 03/12/26
H Amendment rejected (Voice vote) 03/12/26
H Amendment reported by the Clerk 03/12/26
H Amendment adopted (Voice vote) 03/12/26
H Amendment reported by the Clerk 03/12/26
H Amended on 3rd reading 03/12/26
H Amendment adopted (Voice vote) 03/12/26
H Amendment adopted (Voice vote) 03/12/26
H Amendment reported by the Clerk 03/12/26
H Motion to reconsider amendment (Roll No. 434) 03/12/26
H Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 433) 03/12/26
H Motion to table motion to reconsider amendment rejected (Roll No. 432) 03/12/26
H Motion to reconsider 03/12/26
H Reported by the Clerk 03/12/26
H On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 03/12/26
H Committee amendment rejected (Voice vote) 03/11/26
H Amendment reported by the Clerk 03/11/26
H Read 2nd time 03/11/26
H On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 03/11/26
H Read 1st time 03/10/26
H Immediate consideration 03/10/26
H With amendment, do pass 03/10/26
H Markup Discussion 02/25/26
H To House Health and Human Resources 02/12/26
H To Health and Human Resources 02/12/26
H Introduced in House 02/12/26
H House received Senate message 02/12/26
S Ordered to House 02/11/26 15
S Passed Senate (Roll No. 67) 02/11/26 15
S Read 3rd time 02/11/26 15
S On 3rd reading 02/11/26
S Read 2nd time 02/10/26 19
S On 2nd reading 02/10/26
S Read 1st time 02/09/26 20
S On 1st reading 02/09/26
S Reported do pass 02/06/26 3
S To Health and Human Resources 01/28/26 11
S Introduced in Senate 01/28/26 10
S To Health and Human Resources 01/28/26
S Filed for introduction 01/28/26

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