HB 597

Montgomery County; judge of probate, credit card use authorized

Sales and use tax; to exempt food from sales and use taxes

State Health Planning and Development Agency; Rural Health Antitrust Immunity Act created, collaboration among rural health care providers authorized; certification and supervision framework established, limited immunity from state and federal antitrust laws provided

Physician Assistants; interstate licensure compact, established

Supplemental appropriations from the Education Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

Living organ donors; to prohibit discrimination in obtaining insurance coverage, provide paid medical leave for public employees who donate organs and a tax credit to private sector employers that provide similar paid leave to their employees

Appropriations, supplemental appropriations from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

Health care plans; to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in determinations of coverage

Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide

Regards use of light-based medical devices for hair removal

Medical marihuana: other; marihuana plant waste; allow for the transportation and disposal of

Public Health - Abortion (Heartbeat Bill)

Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact

Private Review Agents; certain decisions with regard to the provision of insurance coverage for healthcare services shall not be based solely on artificial intelligence systems; provide