Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
Lisa Reynolds
Sponsored
Became law3
Establishes coverage levels for doula services in the state medical assistance program and for health benefit plans that provide coverage for pregnancy and childbirth expenses.
Adds a definition of "nicotine" and expands the definition of "tobacco products."
Requires certain health benefit plans to provide coverage for preventive health services in accordance with federal rules in effect on June 30, 2025, and immunizations recommended by the Public Health Officer in the future.
Carried from the House
Became law3
Declares this state's policy to protect engagement in certain activities relating to reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment.
Prohibits a retailer from knowingly selling or offering for sale, and a retail platform operator from knowingly permitting a retailer to advertise or offer for sale, a child safety system that does not comply with federal standards or standards the Department of Transportation adopts by rule.
Requires owners or operators of bulk oils or liquid fuels terminals to obtain a certificate of financial responsibility from the Department of Environmental Quality.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Requires hospitals to have policies and procedures in place that address how the hospital will respond if a law enforcement authority arrives at the hospital and to designate which areas of the hospital are not open to the public.
Adds new requirements for obtaining an initial license to operate and maintain a hospice program.
Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to conform the state building code to accessibility requirements under the Fair Housing Act.
Prohibits public bodies from disclosing personally identifiable information to a data broker unless the data broker attests that the information will not be sold or transferred to any entity that will use it to enforce federal immigration law.
Out of committee · 1
Provides that an operator may require a person who engages in a sport, fitness or recreational activity in various ways to release the operator from claims for ordinary negligence.
In committee · 2
Requires each electric company to develop a distributed power plant program for the procurement of grid services to be provided by distributed energy resources.
Modifies the tax credit allowed for semiconductor research.