Committee adopts technical amendment to SB 189 on nonparticipating providers, moves bill 6–1

Jan 21, 2026

A legislative committee approved a technical voice amendment to Senate Bill 189 (nonparticipating providers) to correct effective-date language and add an emergency noncode declaration; the amendment was described as technical with no policy change and the bill advanced to the floor 6–1.

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The Insurance and Financial Institutions committee approved a voice amendment to Senate Bill 189 that fixes effective-date language and adds a noncode emergency declaration, then voted the amended bill out of committee 6 to 1.

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