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PORTABLE BENEFIT PLAN ACT – Amends language added by House Bill 645 regarding the Portable Benefit Plan Act.

Sponsored By: WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Signed by Governor

PORTABLE BENEFIT PLAN ACT

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Portable benefit accounts and plans defined

Beginning July 1, 2026, independent contractors own portable benefit accounts to buy benefits. A portable benefit plan is run by a third-party provider chosen by the contractor and tied to the beneficiary, not the hiring party. Plans can include disability, health, income replacement, life, retirement, and unemployment insurance. Banks, investment firms, and approved tech providers can run these accounts. The department may approve other administrators that meet the law’s rules.

Who counts as independent contractor or hiring party

Beginning July 1, 2026, the law sets who is an independent contractor. It says the worker is paid for a set result, and the hiring party controls only the result, not the steps. It also defines a hiring party as anyone who hires or contracts with an independent contractor. These rules decide who is covered by the Portable Benefit Plan Act.

Start date: July 1, 2026

The law declares an emergency and applies on and after July 1, 2026. The new definitions and portable benefit rules start that date.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Lori Den Hartog

    Republican • Senate

  • Jason A. Monks

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 101 • No: 1

Senate vote • 3/30/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 3/19/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 67 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 274 Effective: 07/01/2026

    4/2/2026

  2. Delivered to Governor at 12:50 p.m. on April 1, 2026

    4/1/2026

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

    4/1/2026Senate

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

    3/31/2026Senate

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

    3/31/2026Senate

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

    3/31/2026House

  7. Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

    3/31/2026House

  8. Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1

    3/30/2026Senate

  9. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

    3/25/2026Senate

  10. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

    3/24/2026Senate

  11. Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources

    3/20/2026Senate

  12. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

    3/20/2026Senate

  13. Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 4 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-1-2

    3/19/2026House

  14. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

    3/19/2026House

  15. Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading

    3/18/2026House

  16. Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

    3/18/2026House

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