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H434 • 2025

Lower Healthcare Costs.

Lower Healthcare Costs.

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Bell, Reeder, Cotham, Campbell, Ager, Almond, Arp, Baker, Balkcom, Belk, Biggs, Brockman, G. Brown, K. Brown, Buansi, Budd, Carney, Carver, Cervania, Chesser, Clampitt, Clark, Cohn, Colvin, Dahle, Dew, Dixon, Greenfield, Harrison, Hawkins, Humphrey, Huneycutt, N. Jackson, Jeffers, Johnson, Lambeth, Loftis, Lofton, Longest, Lowery, McNeely, Pickett, Potts, Prather, Rhyne, Ross, Rubin, Schietzelt, Scott, Setzer, Charles Smith, Strickland, Turner, Tyson, Ward, Warren, Wheatley, White, Willingham, Zenger
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Conferees Changed
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Filed

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Filed

Plain English: Filed

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Filed

Plain English: Filed

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Filed

Plain English: Filed

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Filed

Plain English: Filed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 House

    Conferees Changed

  2. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Conf Com Appointed

  3. 2025-06-24 House

    Conf Com Appointed

  4. 2025-06-17 House

    Failed Concur In S Com Sub

  5. 2025-06-16 House

    Placed On Cal For 06/17/2025

  6. 2025-06-16 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  7. 2025-06-09 House

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  8. 2025-06-05 House

    Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  9. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Regular Message Sent To House

  10. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Passed 3rd Reading

  11. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Passed 2nd Reading

  12. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Reptd Fav

  13. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  14. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Com Substitute Adopted

  15. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  16. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  17. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  18. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  19. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  20. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  21. 2025-05-01 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  22. 2025-04-30 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  23. 2025-04-30 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  24. 2025-04-28 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/30/2025

  25. 2025-04-28 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  26. 2025-04-28 House

    Reptd Fav

  27. 2025-04-16 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  28. 2025-04-16 House

    Reptd Fav

  29. 2025-04-15 House

    Re-ref Com On Insurance

  30. 2025-04-15 House

    Reptd Fav

  31. 2025-03-19 House

    Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Insurance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  32. 2025-03-19 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  33. 2025-03-18 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H434-SMBC-31(e1)-v-4
(2025-04-15): The CARE FIRST Act.
H434-SMBC-42(e1)-v-2
(2025-04-16): The CARE FIRST Act.
H434-SMBC-47(e1)-v-1
(2025-04-17): The CARE FIRST Act.
H434-SMBC-72(CSBC-38)-v-2
(2025-05-21): Lower Healthcare Costs.
H434-SMBC-76(e2)-v-7
(2025-06-04): Lower Healthcare Costs.