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HB2596Introduced in the House

Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans

Passed

Introduced by Peggy McGaugh, District 7

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans

Where it stands

Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

July 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading · May 13, 2026

22

Yes

10

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

34 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Doug Beck1Yes
Nick Schroer2No
Mike Henderson3Yes
Karla May4Yes
Steven Roberts5Yes
Mike Bernskoetter6Yes
Patty Lewis7Yes
Mike Cierpiot8Absent
Barbara Washington9Yes
Travis Fitzwater10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled (H)

  2. Read First Time (H)

  3. Read Second Time (H)

  4. Referred: Health and Mental Health(H)

  5. Public Hearing Completed (H)

  6. Executive Session Completed (H)

  7. HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

  8. HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 15 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  9. Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

  10. Executive Session Completed (H)

  11. Voted Do Pass (H)

  12. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  13. Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  14. Taken Up for Perfection (H)

  15. Title of Bill - Agreed To

  16. HCS Adopted (H)

  17. Perfected (H)

  18. Taken Up for Third Reading (H)

  19. Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 145 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  20. Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)

  21. Second read and referred: Insurance and Banking(S)

  22. Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 12:00 p.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor

  23. Public Hearing Held (S)

  24. Executive Session Held (S)

  25. Voted Do Pass (S)

  26. Reported Do Pass (S)

  27. Taken Up for Third Reading (S)

  28. SS Offered

  29. SS Adopted (S)

  30. Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 1, SA 2, adopted AYES: 26 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0

  31. Reported to the House with... (H) - SS, as amended

  32. Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  33. Executive Session Completed (H)

  34. Voted Do Pass (H)

  35. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 6 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1

  36. Taken Up

  37. House Refuses to Adopt, Requests Senate to Recede or Grant Conference (H)

  38. House Message (H)

  39. Senate Refuses to Recede, Grants Conference (S)

  40. Senate Message (S)

  41. Senate Conference Committee Appointed (S) - CRAWFORD, GREGORY(21), TRENT, MCCREERY, LEWIS

  42. Senate Message (S)

  43. House Conference Committee Appointed (H) - REPRESENTATIVES MCGAUGH, MILLER, DIEHL, MACKEY, BUSH

  44. House Message (H)

  45. House Distributes Conference Committee Report (H)

  46. Referred: Fiscal Review(H)

  47. Executive Session Completed (H)

  48. Voted Do Pass (H)

  49. Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  50. House Submits Conference Committee Report (H)

  51. Conferees to Exceed Differences (H) - in Section 1 of SS HCS HB 2596

  52. House Adopts Conference Committee Report (H) - AYES: 120 NOES: 26 PRESENT: 0

  53. Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 119 NOES: 27 PRESENT: 0

  54. House Message (H)

  55. House Message (H)

  56. Conferees to Exceed Differences (S) - in Section 1 of SS HCS HB 2596

  57. Senate Submits Conference Committee Report (S)

  58. Senate Adopts Conference Committee Report (S) - AYES: 23 NOES: 8 PRESENT: 0

  59. Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 22 NOES: 10 PRESENT: 0

  60. Senate Message (S)

  61. Signed by House Speaker (H)

  62. Signed by President Pro Tem (S)

  63. Delivered to Governor

  64. Approved by Governor (G)

  65. Delivered to Secretary of State (G)

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