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HB1114 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning insurance.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning insurance.

Healthcare Labor
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Cherrish Pryor
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Enrolled House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not specify the effective date of the law.

Law about Cancer Drug Coverage

This law stops health plans from requiring proof that cancer patients did not respond well to other drugs before providing coverage for their prescribed medicine.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes Indiana's insurance laws to add rules about covering certain cancer prescriptions.
  • Prohibits state employee health plans, accident and sickness insurance policies, and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) from requiring proof that a patient did not respond well to other drugs before providing coverage for their current prescription drug.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People with state employee health plans in Indiana
  • Individuals covered by accident and sickness insurance policies in Indiana
  • Patients enrolled in HMOs in Indiana

Terms To Know

Metastatic cancer
Cancer that has spread from its original location to other parts of the body.
Health maintenance organization (HMO)
A type of health insurance plan that provides coverage for medical services only when you use doctors, hospitals, and clinics in their network.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify what happens if a patient has tried other drugs but did not have proof of failure.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect the overall cost of health insurance plans.
  • The effective date for when these changes take effect is not provided in the official summary.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB1114.02.COMH.AMH001

Filed House Bill (H) • Representative Cherrish Pryor

Passed

Plain English: This amendment changes the Indiana Code to include new requirements for insurance policies.

  • Adds new rules about what information must be included in certain insurance policies.
  • The official text does not provide specific details on what new information needs to be added to insurance policies.
HB1114.05.COMS.AMS001

Filed House Bill (H) • Senator Shelli Yoder

Failed

Plain English: This amendment aims to modify the Indiana Code regarding insurance by adding new provisions.

  • Adds new sections to the Indiana Code concerning insurance, but the specific details of these changes are not provided in the given text.
  • The official amendment text does not provide enough information to describe the exact nature and scope of the proposed changes.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 House

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-03 House

    Public Law 52

  3. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. 2026-02-25 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  6. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 233: yeas 45, nays 3

  7. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Returned to the House without amendments

  8. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  10. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  11. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  12. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Senator Becker added as cosponsor

  13. 2026-02-02 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions

  14. 2026-01-29 House

    Referred to the Senate

  15. 2026-01-28 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 145: yeas 93, nays 0

  16. 2026-01-28 House

    Senate sponsors: Senators Walker K, Taylor G, Qaddoura

  17. 2026-01-27 House

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  18. 2026-01-27 House

    Amendment #1 (Pryor) prevailed; voice vote

  19. 2026-01-20 House

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  20. 2026-01-20 House

    Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor

  21. 2026-01-20 House

    Representatives Carbaugh, Shackleford added as coauthors

  22. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Pryor

  23. 2026-01-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning insurance.
Coverage for certain cancer prescriptions.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning insurance.

Coverage for certain cancer prescriptions.

Prohibits a state employee health plan, a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization that provides coverage for advanced, metastatic cancer and associated conditions from requiring that, before providing coverage for a prescription drug, the insured fail to successfully respond to a different prescription drug or prove a history of failure of a different prescription drug.