SB 970 Missouri Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Creates provisions relating to cost-sharing under health benefit plans

This bill lacks sufficient detail in the provided context to create a substantive summary. The title and abstract only state it "creates provisions relating to cost-sharing under health benefit plans" without specifying what those provisions are, who they affect, or how they would change existing law. No concrete mechanisms, affected groups, or policy changes are described in the available information. Since the bill is only at the prefiled stage with no committee hearing details, there are no specific provisions to summarize.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action May 15, 2026

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What changed between versions

5021S.02C - Senate Committee Substitute → 3/4/2026 - SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Beck)--(5021S03.07S) 3/4/2026 - Adopted · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a new provision clarifying that its rules apply to health plans under Missouri's consolidated health care plan starting August 28, 2026. The amendment also includes a technical instruction to renumber existing subsections to accommodate this new addition.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include health care plans issued under the Missouri consolidated health care plan (Chapter 103), whereas the original text did not explicitly mention this specific plan.

SCOPE

Added a new subsection stating that the bill applies to health care plans issued to employees and dependents under the Missouri consolidated health care plan established pursuant to chapter 103, effective August 28, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Added an instruction to renumber the remaining subsections of the section to accommodate the new provision.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Beck)--(5021S03.07S)

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from S Families, Seniors and Health Committee w/SCS

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

SCS Voted Do Pass S Families, Seniors and Health Committee (5021S.02C)

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Hearing Conducted S Families, Seniors and Health Committee

upper

Dec 1, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors