Insurance: health insurers; coverage for emergency refill of prescription medication for up to a 30-day supply; repeal. Amends sec. 3406o of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3406o) & repeals sec. 3406w of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3406w).
SB 978 repeals the requirement that health insurers in Michigan provide emergency refills of prescription medications for up to a 30-day supply. This change directly affects insurance companies and their policyholders by removing the obligation to cover such emergency supplies under specific circumstances. The bill eliminates Section 3406w of the state's insurance code, which previously mandated these emergency coverage provisions. Consequently, insurers will no longer be required to grant these specific emergency refill exceptions, leaving the existing formulary and exception processes in Sections 3406o as the primary framework for drug coverage.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 14, 2026
Last action Jun 18, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 18, 2026
How they voted
20–17
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jun 18, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jun 18, 2026
Committee
referred to Committee on Insurance
lower
Jun 18, 2026
Introduced
received on 06/18/2026
lower
Jun 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 148 YEAS 20 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Jun 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Jun 11, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Jun 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 6/10/2026
upper
May 14, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
upper
May 14, 2026
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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