Missouri 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 902 — Enacts provisions relating to insurance coverage of alternatives to opioid drugs

Last action — Voted Do Pass S Insurance and Banking Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 01, 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

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

SB 902 - This act provides that an enrollee's health benefit plan shall not deny coverage of a nonopioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid drug, require the enrollee to try an opioid drug before covering the nonopioid prescription drug, or require a higher level of cost-sharing for a nonopioid prescription drug than for an opioid drug. This act shall apply to health benefit plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2027. This act is identical to HB 1680 (2026), HB 1966 (2026), and similar to SCS/SB 841 (2026), the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SB 1019 (2026), SB 1449 (2026), SB 158 (2025), the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/HB 2372 (2026), HCS/HBs 2642, 2296, 1966 & 1680 (2026), SB 158 (2025), HB 804 (2025), and provisions in HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Voted Do Pass S Insurance and Banking Committee

  2. Hearing Conducted S Insurance and Banking Committee

  3. Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee

  4. S First Read

  5. Prefiled

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 198 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (198)

198 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 902 do?
SB 902 - This act provides that an enrollee's health benefit plan shall not deny coverage of a nonopioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid drug, require the enrollee to try an opioid drug before covering the nonopioid prescription drug, or require a higher level of cost-sharing for a nonopioid prescription drug than for an opioid drug. This act shall apply to health benefit plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2027. This act is identical to HB 1680 (2026), HB 1966 (2026), and similar to SCS/SB 841 (2026), the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SB 1019 (2026), SB 1449 (2026), SB 158 (2025), the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/HB 2372 (2026), HCS/HBs 2642, 2296, 1966 & 1680 (2026), SB 158 (2025), HB 804 (2025), and provisions in HCS/SS/SB 7 (2025). TAYLOR MIDDLETON
Who sponsors SB 902?
SB 902 is sponsored by Mike Henderson.
What is the current status of SB 902?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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