AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO INVESTIGATE AND ENFORCE CONDUCT RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE PRACTICES.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on how the $5 million will be allocated for different purposes.

Funding for Health Insurance Investigations

This act provides money to the Attorney General's office to investigate and enforce health insurance practices that affect healthcare access, raise costs, or break laws.

What This Bill Does

• Gives $5 million to the Attorney General’s office for investigating and enforcing bad behavior by health insurance companies.
• Requires a report on any actions taken by the office to be sent to certain committees in 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Attorney General's office
• Health insurance companies

Terms To Know

Attorney General's Office

A government agency that enforces laws and represents the state in legal matters.

Health carriers

Companies that provide health insurance to people.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much of the $5 million will be used for each part of its purpose.
• It is unclear what specific actions or changes might result from the report required in 2028.

Official Summary Text

To: (1) Expand the capacity of the office of the Attorney General to investigate and enforce conduct related to health insurance practices by health carriers that impact access to health care, inflate consumer costs or violate federal or state law; and (2) require that said office submit a report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to insurance and public health, not later than February 1, 2028, summarizing any such investigation or enforcement action taken by said office.

Current Bill Text

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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 211
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 23

Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE

Introduced by:
SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO INVESTIGATE AND ENFORCE
CONDUCT RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE PRACTICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of five million dollars be appropriated to the office of 1
the Attorney General from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending 2
June 30, 2027, to: (1) Expand said office's capacity to investigate and 3
enforce conduct related to health insurance practices by health carriers 4
that impact access to health care, inflate consumer costs or violate 5
federal or state law; and (2) require that said office submit a report to 6
the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 7
cognizance of matters relating to insurance and public health, not later 8
than February 1, 2028, summarizing any such investigation or 9
enforcement action taken by said office. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To: (1) Expand the capacity of the office of the Attorney General to
investigate and enforce conduct related to health insurance practices by
health carriers that impact access to health care, inflate consumer costs
or violate federal or state law; and (2) require that said office submit a
report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having
Proposed Bill No. 211

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cognizance of matters relating to insurance and public health, not later
than February 1, 2028, summarizing any such investigation or
enforcement action taken by said office.