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Senate committee advances bill to have state defray costs of new insurance mandates
Summary
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to send Senate File 565 to the Health and Human Services Committee after hearing testimony that the bill would let the Department of Commerce use state dollars to offset premium increases from new mandated health benefits.
On March 6, 2025, the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee voted to recommend passage of Senate File 565, a bill by Senator Frentz that would direct the Department of Commerce to use public funds to defray premium increases tied to new insurance mandates and send the bill to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee for further consideration.
Supporters told the committee the bill aims to reduce the immediate premium impact on consumers when the Legislature adds mandated benefits to privately sold fully insured plans. “If we’re going to approve a new mandate, something we do with some frequency in Minnesota, it will be brought to commerce for defrayal,” said…
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