ON APRIL 10, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 848, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 requires the county to also self-insure in order to require a competitive bid process for insurance brokerage services. As used in this amendment, "self-insure" means a county provides health insurance for its employees and pays the associated medical care cost directly to the provider or through a third-party administrator directly to the provider.