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SB 5158

Concerning student athlete insurance.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Matt Boehnke and 2 co-sponsors

Allows public four-year universities to provide and fund health/medical insurance for intercollegiate athletes (and some posteligibility coverage for certain former athletes).

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Bill Summary · SB 5158

SB 5158 — Concerning Student Athlete Insurance

Overview

SB 5158 would authorize the governing board of a public four-year institution of higher education to make available, and pay the costs of, health/medical insurance for intercollegiate student athletes. The bill focuses on current athletes and, under certain rules, some former athletes who are entitled to posteligibility health care for athletics-related injuries.

What the bill would do

  • Allow (and require, where applicable) a public four-year university to provide and pay for insurance coverage for intercollegiate student athletes.
  • Coverage could apply to students currently enrolled and, if the institution’s athletic association so determines by rule, to former student athletes eligible for posteligibility health care related to athletics injuries and conditions.
  • The bill aligns with existing NCAA expectations about athlete medical coverage, including requirements tied to catastrophic injury coverage and postgraduation/ post-separation medical cost coverage in certain divisions.

Key provisions and changes

  • Authority to provide and fund insurance for intercollegiate athletes (current and some former).
  • Former athletes’ eligibility for posteligibility health care would be determined by the institution’s athletic association rules.
  • No state appropriation is specified in the bill; fiscal note is available.
  • Effective date: 90 days after adjournment of the session in which the bill is passed.

Amendment note (Title IX reference)

  • An amendment (Document 2) would add a Title IX compliance condition, stating insertion of language requiring compliance with Title IX (20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.) for making available and funding insurance for current and certain former athletes. This amendment was not considered as of April 27, 2025, and is not part of the enacted text unless it is taken up and adopted.

Who is affected

  • Public four-year institutions of higher education (e.g., university athletic departments).
  • Intercollegiate student athletes (current and, where allowed, certain former athletes).
  • Institutional athletic associations/districts responsible for implementing posteligibility health care rules.

Procedural/timeline context

  • Introduced January 7, 2025; multiple committee and floor actions through February–April 2025.
  • Passed the Senate and moved through House committees, with amendments proposed.
  • Current status (as of the provided documents): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  • The bill’s effective date would be 90 days after adjournment of the session in which it passes; no specific appropriation is included.

Notes

  • The background references NCAA requirements regarding athlete insurance and posteligibility medical coverage.
  • The amendment regarding Title IX compliance highlights potential federal nondiscrimination considerations, though not yet adopted in the current version.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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