AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRIMARY CARE PRESERVATION ACT
Summary
Prohibits health insurance companies or other payors from including in physician participation agreements any provisions that restrict or prevent a physician from charging patients reasonable administrative or operational fees to support overhead.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2026
Last action Jun 11, 2026
Floor votes · House Jun 11, 2026
How they voted
64–8
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 74
Jun 11, 2026
D
Democratic63
84% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/11/2026 House read and passed
lower
Jun 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
06/10/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 14, 2026
Committee
04/14/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
04/01/2026 Committee transferred to House Corporations
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
01/30/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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