S 2073 — State Public Option Act
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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15 sponsors
1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (15 D).
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
State Public Option ActThis bill allows residents who are not already eligible for Medicaid and not concurrently enrolled in other health insurance coverage to buy into a state Medicaid plan beginning January 1, 2026, at the option of the state. State Medicaid programs may set premiums and cost-sharing requirements for such coverage in accordance with specified limitations.The bill also (1) provides the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place; and (2) requires state Medicaid programs to cover comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services, including abortion services.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html June 12, 2025
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
- Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor
- Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor
- Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor
- Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor
- Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor
- Peter Welch · Cosponsor
- Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor
- Tina Smith · Cosponsor
- Christopher Murphy · Cosponsor
- Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor
- Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor
- Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor
- Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor
- Brian Schatz · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 532 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Schatz, Brian Democratic
Co-sponsors (14)
- Luján, Ben Ray Democratic
- Merkley, Jeff Democratic
- Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic
- Blumenthal, Richard Democratic
- Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic
- Klobuchar, Amy Democratic
- Welch, Peter Democratic
- Rosen, Jacky Democratic
- Smith, Tina Democratic
- Murphy, Christopher Democratic
- Booker, Cory A. Democratic
- Durbin, Richard J. Democratic
- Heinrich, Martin Democratic
- Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic
Not signed on (532)
532 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 532 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does S 2073 do?
- State Public Option ActThis bill allows residents who are not already eligible for Medicaid and not concurrently enrolled in other health insurance coverage to buy into a state Medicaid plan beginning January 1, 2026, at the option of the state. State Medicaid programs may set premiums and cost-sharing requirements for such coverage in accordance with specified limitations.The bill also (1) provides the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place; and (2) requires state Medicaid programs to cover comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services, including abortion services.
- Who sponsors S 2073?
- S 2073 is sponsored by Luján, Ben Ray (Democratic), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Shaheen, Jeanne (Democratic), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Whitehouse, Sheldon (Democratic), Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Rosen, Jacky (Democratic), Smith, Tina (Democratic), Murphy, Christopher (Democratic), Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic), Heinrich, Martin (Democratic), Hirono, Mazie K. (Democratic), and Schatz, Brian (Democratic).
- What is the current status of S 2073?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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