# Missouri SB970: Creates provisions relating to cost-sharing under health benefit plans

Missouri SB970, Creates provisions relating to cost-sharing under health benefit plans, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Travis Fitzwater (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-15 (Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB970
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Creates provisions relating to cost-sharing under health benefit plans
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-05-15, Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection
- Sponsor: Travis Fitzwater (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Travis Fitzwater (Republican), Senate

## Actions (12)

- 2026-05-15: Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Bill Placed on Informal Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: SA 2 to SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Beck)--(5021S03.07S) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: SA 1 to SS for SCS S offered & defeated (Lewis)--(5021S03.03S) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: SS for SCS S offered (Fitzwater)--(5021S.03F) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Bill Placed on Informal Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from S Families, Seniors and Health Committee w/SCS (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: SCS Voted Do Pass S Families, Seniors and Health Committee (5021S.02C) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Hearing Conducted S Families, Seniors and Health Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Second Read and Referred S Families, Seniors and Health Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: S First Read (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: Prefiled

## Bill text

- Senate Committee Substitute, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/comm/SB970.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB970.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB973: Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions (signed)
- SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law (signed)
- SB878: Modifies provisions relating to pharmaceutical drugs and devices (signed)
- SB835: Modifies provisions relating to court procedures (signed)
- HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act" (signed)
- HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit (signed)

## Sources
- [Senate Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/comm/SB970.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/26info/pdf-bill/intro/SB970.pdf)

## Related
- [SB973: Creates and modifies provisions relating to real estate transactions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB973-2026)
- [SB890: Repeals expired, terminated, sunset, and obsolete sections of law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB890-2026)
- [SB878: Modifies provisions relating to pharmaceutical drugs and devices](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB878-2026)
- [SB835: Modifies provisions relating to court procedures](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB835-2026)
- [HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act"](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3231-2026)
- [HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3080-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB970-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).