Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3964
Establishes a voluntary mediation and arbitration process that certain health insurers and providers may participate in if the insurer and provider are unable to reach an agreement during a contract renewal negotiation.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: This Act makes a process for some health insurers and some health providers to choose to mediate and arbitrate when they are not able to agree on a new contract. Tells the Governor to make the final decision and permits penalties. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Establishes a voluntary mediation and arbitration process that certain health insurers and providers may participate in if the insurer and provider are unable to reach an agreement during a contract renewal negotiation. Establishes that the Governor, or a designee, shall issue a final determination in the arbitration process and may impose penalties for failure to comply.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
April 16 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesApr 16 to Jun 27 · stopped72 days
Waiting for a committeeApr 16 to Apr 226 days
Behavioral Health and Health CareApr 22 to Jun 27 · stopped66 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Apr 16 – Jun 27
- Apr 16Introduced
- Apr 22Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Apr 16First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Apr 22Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives