Revise laws related to prior authorization
SB 447 revises state laws related to prior authorization for health care services, affecting individuals with health insurance and health insurance issuers. The bill extends the length of a prior authorization certification. For treatment of chronic conditions, a prior authorization would be valid for the duration of that condition. Additionally, this bill prohibits prior authorization for certain prescriptions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Signed May 16, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2025 · House Apr 11, 2025
How they voted
50–0
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 18, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican32
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0)
senate
Apr 12, 2025
Introduced
(H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
lower
Apr 11, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-1)
house
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vince Ricci
RRepublican
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