HB261 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Kerry Rich
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2021
Title: State employees, Chief Executive Officer of the State Employees Insurance Board may approve group insurance offerings
Summary: HB261 allows the Chief Executive Officers of the Alabama State Employees Insurance Board and the Local Government Health Insurance Board, with board consent, to approve the offering of group voluntary worksite benefit products (excluding major medical) through insurance carriers approved by the Commissioner of Insurance.
What This Bill Does
The bill authorizes the two state insurance boards’ CEOs, with consent of their boards, to approve the offering of group voluntary worksite benefit products. These products would be non-major medical benefits offered by insurance carriers that have been approved by the Commissioner of Insurance. Major medical coverage is explicitly not included. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it passes and is approved by the Governor.

Who It Affects
State employees and local government employees who could be offered new group voluntary worksite benefit products at their workplaces through approved insurance carriers.
Insurance carriers that are approved by the Commissioner of Insurance and participate in offering the group voluntary worksite benefit products, subject to the boards' consent.

Key Provisions
Section 1: The Chief Executive Officers of the Alabama State Employees Insurance Board and the Local Government Health Insurance Board, with the consent of their boards, may approve the offering of group voluntary worksite benefit products not including major medical coverage by insurance carriers approved by the Commissioner of Insurance.
Section 2: The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and the Governor's approval, or otherwise becoming law.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: State Employees