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SB586Introduced in the Senate

Health carriers; use of artificial intelligence, disclosures.

Engrossed

Introduced by Saddam Salim, District 37

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Health carriers; use of artificial intelligence; disclosures. Requires health carriers to disclose to the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance how artificial intelligence is used to manage claims coverage and to submit all information enabling decisions made by artificial intelligence to the Bureau upon request. The bill also requires health carriers to provide notice to enrollees and health care providers when artificial intelligence has been used to issue an adverse determination and to provide a clear and timely process for appeal of such determination.

Where it stands

Continued to next session in Communications, Technology and Innovation (Voice Vote)

February 23, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) · February 6, 2026

23

Yes

16

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

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

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Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100849D

  2. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  3. Senate committee offered

  4. Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N)

  5. Committee substitute printed 26106800D-S1

  6. Rules suspended

  7. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  8. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  9. Read second time

  10. Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

  11. Engrossed by Senate committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  12. Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A)

  13. Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate

  14. Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)

  15. Placed on Calendar

  16. Read first time

  17. Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation

  18. Continued to next session in Communications, Technology and Innovation (Voice Vote)

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