Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on March 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2479
"Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act"; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE "CREATING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN DENTAL SERVICES ACT"; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR TRANSPARENCY OF DENTAL PATIENT PREMIUM EXPENDITURES AND ANNUAL REPORTING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
19 co-sponsors
Kevin Blackwell, Chad McMahan, Hillman Terome Frazier, Brian Rhodes, Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Jeremy England, Michael McLendon, Joey Fillingane, Scott DeLano, Brice Wiggins, David Blount, Chuck Younger, Benjamin Suber, Dean Kirby, Nicole Boyd, Joseph Thomas, Josh Harkins, Dennis DeBar, Jr., Bradford Blackmon
Its course
January 19 to March 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 10
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
- Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 10Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 3
- Feb 10Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
- Feb 12Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
- Sent to the House
- Feb 16Referred to the House committee on Insurance
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House