SB 19

Alabama Senate bill in Session 2026RS.

Status: enacted. Latest action: February 26, 2026.

Health care insurance; to eliminate cost-sharing for screening of men who are at high risk for prostate cancer.

Bill ID AL-2026RS-SB-19

Session 2026RS

Status enacted

Committee Insurance (House); Banking and Insurance (Senate)

Senate enacted 2026-02-26

Healthcare Insurance / Consumer Protection

Summary

This act is the David “Mac” McElhaney and Roy S. Johnson Prostate Cancer Prevention Act. This act amends Sections 27-58-1 and 27-58-4, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) require health benefit plans issued in the state to cover prostate cancer screenings for men at high risk for prostate cancer and men over 50 years of age without requiring payment of a deductible, coinsurance, or copayment; and (2) define men with a close male relative who has had prostate cancer and African American men as high risk for developing prostate cancer.

Sponsor

Steve Livingston

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-13	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-02-26	Status	enacted
2026-02-26	Latest Action	Enacted

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