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Insurance & Commerce committee advances package of insurance-related bills; several pass by voice vote
Summary
The Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee advanced multiple insurance and consumer measures — including prosthetic coverage, ID-card disclosures and medical-record access — and sent them to the Senate floor. Several passed by voice vote; one significant coverage bill failed.
The Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee met in a late session to consider a string of insurance, consumer‑protection and related measures. Sponsors said the bills largely clarify coverage rules, streamline administrative processes and improve transparency; most advanced to the Senate floor by voice vote.
Several bills passed as the committee moved through its agenda. Senator Ricky Hill asked the committee to pass Senate Bill 388, which he described as a four‑year negotiated peer‑to‑peer agreement; the committee approved it as amended by voice vote. House Bill 1252 was amended to clarify that certain blade‑type recreational prostheses qualify as medically necessary when…
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