HB1161

Insurance; health benefit plans; insurance committees; impact analysis; Legislative Service Bureau; Oklahoma Insurance Department; report; effective date.

Chamber Passed·2/10/26

Oklahoma HB1161 mandates impact analysis for bills affecting health benefit plans, assigning them to insurance committees and requiring Legislative.

Oklahoma HB1161 establishes procedures for handling bills impacting health benefit plans. It mandates that such bills be assigned to the appropriate insurance committees. If a majority of the committee opposes the bill or if it does not receive a hearing, no impact analysis is required. The Legislative Service Bureau must submit the bill to the Oklahoma Insurance Department for review if requested by the committee chair or floor leader. The Department must analyze the bill and submit a report within 60 days, including financial and medical efficacy impacts.

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  • Overview
  • Core Provisions
  • Implementation
  • Impact
  • Legal Framework
  • Critical Issues

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 61–26 · Feb 10
Current
Health and Human Services Committee
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

0
3
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

61 Yea

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26 Nay

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11 Absent

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History

Apr 1

Senate

Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services

Feb 10

House

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

Feb 10

Senate

First Reading