SB 331 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

CONCERNING COVERAGE FOR GENETIC TESTING FOR INHERITED CANCER MUTATIONS; AND TO CREATE THE GENETIC TESTING ACT.

Senate Bill 331 aimed to create the Genetic Testing Act, which would have mandated health insurance coverage for genetic testing related to inherited cancer mutations. The bill specified that this coverage would not be subject to typical cost-sharing requirements, such as deductibles or co-payments. This legislation would have directly affected individuals requiring genetic testing for inherited cancer risks and their health insurance providers.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action May 5, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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