In the Senate since October 29, 2026.
2026–2027 Session
Assembly Bill 1821
Prohibits health insurance carriers from denying coverage of nonopioid prescription drugs in favor of opioid prescription drugs.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jan 13
Margie Donlon M.D., Carol A. Murphy
Chief co-sponsors from Jan 13
Its course
January 13 to October 29, 2026, 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 action4 actions on 4 days
In the General AssemblyJan 13 to Oct 29289 days
Financial Institutions and InsuranceJan 13 to May 14121 days
AppropriationsMay 14 to Jun 2340 days
In the SenateFrom Oct 29
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Financial Institutions and Insurance11–0
Do pass · May 14 · 1 present
Appropriations14–0
Do pass · Jun 23 · 1 present
General Assembly, third reading75–0
Passed · Oct 29 · 1 present
Text
Each version as the Legislature 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 Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Jan 13 – Oct 29
- Jan 13Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Financial Institutions and Insurance
- May 14Financial Institutions and Insurance recommended it
- Sent to Appropriations
- Jun 23Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Oct 29Passed the General Assembly, 75 to 0