# Alabama SB19: Health care insurance; to eliminate cost-sharing for screening of men who are at high risk for prostate cancer Alabama SB19, Health care insurance; to eliminate cost-sharing for screening of men who are at high risk for prostate cancer, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Steve Livingston (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-02-26 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB19-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB19 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Health care insurance; to eliminate cost-sharing for screening of men who are at high risk for prostate cancer - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-02-26, Enacted - Sponsor: Steve Livingston (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Insurance - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (482 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Agricultural health plans gain prostate screening protections: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2027, health plans offered by nonprofit agricultural organizations fall under the law's prostate screening protections. Covered plans include individual and group plans issued in Alabama, plus out-of-state plans that handle Alabama residents' health claims. Excluded coverage in… - No-cost prostate screening for eligible Alabama men: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2027, covered plans cannot charge deductibles, copays, coinsurance, or other out-of-pocket costs for eligible men's prostate screening. Men over 50 qualify, as do high-risk men over 40. Screening includes at least a prostate-specific antigen blood test and a digital rectal exam… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Livingston (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Concur In House Amendment | pass | 22 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-02-17 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 101 | 0 | 3 | | 2026-02-17 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 456 | pass | 98 | 0 | 6 | | 2026-02-17 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 455 | pass | 95 | 0 | 7 | | 2026-02-17 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 454 | pass | 99 | 0 | 5 | | 2026-01-15 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 33 | 1 | 1 | | 2026-01-15 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 9 | pass | 34 | 1 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-02-26: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Concur In House Amendment (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Signature Requested (House) - 2026-02-19: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2026-02-17: Insurance Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-02-17: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 454 (House) - 2026-02-17: Givan 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2026-02-17: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 455 (House) - 2026-02-17: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 456 (House) - 2026-01-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-01-28: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-01-15: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 9 (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Insurance (House) - 2026-01-15: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-01-14: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB19-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB19-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted) - SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted) - SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted) - HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted) - SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted) - SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB19-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB19-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs) - [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs) - [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs) - [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs) - [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs) - [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB19-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).