2026 Regular Session
SB1942
Dental insurance claims; modifying definition. Effective date.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Partner positions
Likes
dental insurance plans can no longer require dentists to accept insurer-set fees for services that arenotcoveredunder a patient’s plan. If a service isn’t covered, the insurance company cannot dictate what a dentist must charge.
Dislikes
No public reasoning provided.
Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Business & Insurance Committee: DO PASS
Passed
8 yea–2 nay
February 19, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
40 yea–3 nay · 5 absent
April 2, 2026 · House
House: Rules Committee: DO PASS
Passed
10 yea–1 nay
April 9, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
84 yea–5 nay · 10 absent
Committee referrals
March 30, 2026 · House
Rules
February 3, 2026 · Senate
Business and Insurance
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by Governor 04/14/2026
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Senate Sent to Governor
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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Senate Enrolled, to House
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Senate Referred for enrollment
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 5 View roll call
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Stinson, Pae, Grego, Schreiber, Hasenbeck, Caldwell (Trey)
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House General Order
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House CR; Do Pass Rules Committee
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House Second Reading referred to Rules
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House First Reading
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Senate Engrossed to House
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Senate Referred for engrossment
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 3 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Coauthored by Senator McIntosh
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Daniels
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Grellner
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Gillespie
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Senate Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Moore (principal House author)
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Senate Authored by Senator Thompson
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Senate First Reading