Health insurance; requiring certain coverage. Effective date.
SB 1019 requires Oklahoma health insurers to cover continuous anesthesia services without arbitrary time limits during medical procedures. It defines "anesthesia time" as the period from patient preparation through service discontinuation and mandates that insurers cannot restrict coverage or payment based on time duration. The law directly affects insurers and anesthesia providers by eliminating policies that previously limited coverage for procedures requiring extended anesthesia care. Effective November 1, 2025, this bill codifies these requirements into Oklahoma Statutes (Title 36, Section 7500).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 12, 2025
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The bill text was updated to reflect its progression from the House to the Senate floor, including a new co-sponsor from the House and a revised committee report. The substantive policy content regarding anesthesia coverage remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the definitions and section headers.
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Header and footer metadata were updated to indicate the document is now the Senate Floor Version instead of the House Floor Version.
A new co-sponsor, Stinson of the House, was added to the list of sponsors.
The committee report date was updated to February 20, 2025, and the status was changed to reflect Senate action.
Minor formatting changes were made to the section headers and page footers to align with Senate conventions.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025 · House May 1, 2025
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Mar 12, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican40
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Insurance
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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