An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, further providing for conditions subject to which policies are to be issued and for health insurance coverage for certain children of insured parents.
HB 404 amends Pennsylvania's Insurance Company Law to extend health insurance coverage for children under family policies. It requires policies to cover dependent children up to age 26 (previously 19) and prohibits insurers from denying or restricting coverage based on a child's financial dependency, residency, marital status, school enrollment, or employment. The bill also allows group health plans to extend coverage for adult children up to age 29 if they meet specific conditions, such as not being married, having no dependents, and residing in Pennsylvania or attending school full-time. This affects all health insurance policies sold in Pennsylvania that provide dependent child coverage.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Last action Mar 25, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
123–79
Passed
Total votes 202
Mar 25, 2025
D
Democratic101
100% Yea
R
Republican101
78% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Banking & Insurance
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
1 primary · 54 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eddie Pashinski
DDemocratic
Co
Aerion Abney
DDemocratic
Co
Amen Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Andre Carroll
DDemocratic
Co
Arvind Venkat
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Waxman
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Merski
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Munroe
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
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