SB1258 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
PRIOR AUTH-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Last Action
1/27/2026 - Senate: Re-assigned to Insurance
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Provides that a health insurance issuer may not require prior authorization for: a prescription drug prescribed to a patient by a health care professional for 6 or more consecutive months, regardless of whether the prescription drug is a non-preferred medication pursuant to the patient's health insurance coverage; the following prescription drugs or the therapeutic equivalent approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration: insulin; human immunodeficiency virus prevention medication; human immunodeficiency virus treatment medication; viral hepatitis medication; estrogen; and progesterone; or human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; Truvada; Harvoni; Descovy; and Apretude.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/28/2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 1/28/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 1/28/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 3/04/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| 3/12/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Insurance |
| 3/21/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025 |
| 4/04/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025 |
| 4/11/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 |
| 5/09/2025 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 1/27/2026 | Senate | Re-assigned to Insurance |
| 2/27/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 2/27/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |