Focus Rheums| ACR Convergence 2024 Previews

An official publication of the ACR and the ARP serving rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals

Spring 2024 State Legislative Update

Joseph Cantrell, JD  |  

New Legislative Tracking Document

In a significant update to our state reporting, we recognize that our previous updates may not have fully conveyed the breadth of our work or been of interest to members lacking information relevant to their state. Therefore, we are now including our state tracking document in each update. This document provides insight into the issues we are monitoring by area and identifies bills being tracked in individual states. Although not exhaustive, it offers links for viewing the current status of bills on the LegiScan platform free of charge. While updates on bill statuses will be provided with these communications, members can stay informed at any time.

State Bill Status
Copay accumulators
California AB 2180 Referred to Committee on Health
Colorado SB 077 Dead
Florida SB 228/HB 363 Dead
Maryland SB 595 Senate Finance
Maryland HB 879 Referred to Finance
Michigan HB 4719 Referred to Insurance and Financial Services
Missouri HB 1628 Passed Committee
Missouri SB 844, SB 1106 Referred to Senate Insurance and Banking
Missouri SB 1190 Referred to Senate Insurance and Banking
New Hampshire SB 354 Health and Human Services
Ohio HB 177 Reported: Public Health Policy
Oklahoma HB 3368 Passed Insurance Committee
Oregon HB 4113 Speaker and president signed
Pennsylvania SB 372 Senate Banking and Insurance
Rhode Island HB 8041 Referred to House Corporations Committee
Rhode Island S 2720 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services (hearing 3/19)
South Carolina H 3618 House Labor, Commerce, and Industry
Tennessee SB 2008 Commerce and Labor
Utah SB 152 Withdrawn
Vermont H 233 Third reading ordered
Wisconsin SB 100, AB 103 Dead
     
Gold card
Alaska HB 187 Hearing in Health and Social Services (3/21)
Alaska SB 219 Heard in Labor and Commerce (3/13)
Colorado HB 1149 Passed House (55-6); Introduced in Senate and assigned to Health and Human Services
Iowa HF 2488 Passed the House; amended in Senate Health and Human Services

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