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Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1147: Enacts provisions relating to insurance coverage for mental health treatments

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1147 is a bill introduced in the Missouri Senate on December 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts provisions relating to insurance coverage for mental health treatments. Primary sponsor: Kurtis Gregory (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 15, 2026): Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

SB 1147 - This act provides that health benefit plans shall not impose greater cost-sharing requirements for certain treatment of behavioral or mental health conditions if a hospital is out-of-network, as provided in the act, and that the health carrier shall reimburse the out-of-network hospital for the treatment at the same rate as the hospital would be reimbursed by MO HealthNet or Medicare, whichever is greater. The act also provides that maintaining inadequate behavioral and mental health provider networks, as described in the act, shall be an unlawful practice enforceable under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. This act is substantially similar to SB 567 (2025) and similar to SB 550 (2025) and HB 1071 (2025). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kurtis GregoryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee
  2. S First Read
  3. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source