Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1666: Ownership of health care providers.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 1666 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Ownership of health care providers. Primary sponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Julie McGuire (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2025): Public Law 239.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Requires reporting of certain ownership information by: (1) a hospital to the Indiana department of health (state department); (2) certain health care entities to the secretary of state; and (3) an insurer, a third party administrator, and a pharmacy benefit manager to the department of insurance. Requires the secretary of state and the department of insurance to provide the ownership information to the state department. Requires the state department to annually publish a report concerning the ownership information. Amends the definition of "health care entity" for provisions governing health care entity mergers and acquisitions. Allows the office of the attorney general to investigate the market concentration of a health care entity.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 6
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Charbonneau | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 5 |
| Chris Garten | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 45 |
| Tyler Johnson | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 14 |
| Julie McGuire | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 93 |
| Lori Goss-Reaves | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 31 |
| Robin Shackleford | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 98 |
| Ben Smaltz | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 52 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Public Law 239
- Signed by the Governor
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 494: yeas 46, nays 0
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 522: yeas 78, nays 13
- Signed by the Speaker
- CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- CCR # 1 filed in the House
- CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- House advisors appointed: Smaltz, Goss-Reaves, Barrett, Bauer, Garcia Wilburn and Porter
- House conferees appointed: McGuire and Shackleford
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