Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB176: Health benefit plans; requiring coverage for certain prescription. Effective date.
Status: Chaptered, May 29, 2025
What the bill says
An Act relating to health benefit plans; defining terms; requiring coverage for certain prescription; construing provisions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Health benefit plans.
From the enrolled text, May 22, 2025:
An Act relating to health benefit plans; defining terms; requiring coverage for certain prescription; construing provisions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Health benefit plans SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6060.3b of Title 36, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. As used in this section: 1. "Contraceptive drugs" means all drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are used to prevent pregnancy including but not limited to hormonal drugs administered orally, transdermally, and intravaginally; and 2. "Health benefit plan" means a health benefit plan as defined pursuant to Section 6060.4 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes. B. Any health benefit plan that is offered, issued, or renewed on or after the effective date of this act that offers coverage for contraceptive drugs shall provide coverage for an enrollee to obtain: 1. A three-month supply of a contraceptive drug at once the first time the enrollee obtains the drug; and 2. A six-month supply of the contraceptive drug at once each subsequent time that the enrollee obtains the same drug, regardless of whether the enrollee was enrolled in the health benefit plan the first time that the enrollee obtained the drug. An enrollee may …
Sponsors
- Ajay Pittman (D, HD-099)
- Trish Ranson (D, HD-034)
- John Waldron (D, HD-077)
- Josh Cantrell (R, HD-049)
- Nick Archer (R, HD-055)
- Ellyn Hefner (D, HD-087)
- Jo Dossett (D, SD-035) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed, returned to Senate
- : Enrolled, to House
- : Referred for enrollment
- : To Senate
- : Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 65 Nays: 25
- : CCR adopted
- : CCR submitted
- : Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 30 Nays: 16
Votes
- Fourth Reading (May 22, 2025): 65 yea, 25 nay, passed
- Fourth Reading (May 21, 2025): 30 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Third Reading (May 5, 2025): 74 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (April 22, 2025): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (April 8, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading (March 26, 2025): 33 yea, 13 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB176?
- SB176 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Health benefit plans; requiring coverage for certain prescription. Effective date.
- What does SB176 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to health benefit plans; defining terms; requiring coverage for certain prescription; construing provisions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Health benefit plans.
- What is the status of SB176?
- Chaptered as of May 29, 2025. Latest action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025 (May 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB176?
- Jo Dossett (D, SD-035), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB176?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB176&Session=2600
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