Bills

SB 3175: SHPDA; HEALTH CARE ENTITY TRANSACTIONS; MARKET OVERSIGHT; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; VERTICAL INTEGRATION; LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-01-26

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-02: Referred to HHS/CPN/GVO, WAM/JDC.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Establishes a state oversight framework for material health care mergers, acquisitions, and other consolidation transactions. Requires advance notice and public interest review by the State Health Planning and Development Agency.  Requires legislative approval, by concurrent resolution, of certain vertically integrated health care transactions that meet specified market share and pricing impact thresholds.

News Coverage:

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