SB268Introduced in the Senate
Revises provisions relating to insurance coverage for certain dental services. (BDR 57-329)
Introduced by Edgar Flores, District 2
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring certain health insurance to include coverage for certain dental services when provided by certain dental hygienists without the supervision of a dentist to the same extent as if provided by a dental hygienist under the supervision of a dentist; revising provisions governing the services that a dental hygienist with a special endorsement to practice public health dental hygiene may provide; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 188. (Effective October 1, 2025)
May 31, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
AssemblyStage: Assembly Final Passage · May 22, 2025
42
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
42 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each assemblymember voted
| Assemblymember | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | 1 | Yes |
| Heidi Kasama | 2 | Yes |
| Selena Torres-Fossett | 3 | Yes |
| Lisa Cole | 4 | Yes |
| Brittney Miller | 5 | Yes |
| Jovan Jackson | 6 | Yes |
| Tanya Flanagan | 7 | Yes |
| Duy Nguyen | 8 | Yes |
| Steve Yeager | 9 | Yes |
| Venise Karris | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 189.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Read second time.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
In Senate.
To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 188. (Effective October 1, 2025)
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