Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

CS/HB 97: Health Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee ; Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Albritton ; Baxley ; Brandes ; Brodeur ; Corcoran ; Costello ; Drake ; Grant ; Horner ; Ingram ; McKeel ; Metz ; Perry ; Plakon ; Porter ; Precourt ; Renuart ; Smith ; Snyder ; Stargel ; Tobia ; Trujillo ; Van Zant ; Weatherford ; Weinstein

Health Insurance; Prohibits certain health insurance policies & health maintenance contracts from providing coverage for abortions; provides exceptions; defines term "state"; provides that certain restrictions on coverage for abortions apply to certain group health insurance policies issued or delivered outside state which provide coverage to residents of state; provides that certain restrictions on coverage for abortions apply to plans under Employee Health Care Access Act.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 6/2/2011 - Chapter No. 2011-111
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/21/2010 House • Filed
1/10/2011 House • Referred to HHS Access Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 14
3/8/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 14
3/14/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee, 03/16/11, 8:30 am, 12 HOB
3/16/2011 House • CS by Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 5 -HJ 261
3/18/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 255
3/21/2011 House • Now in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee -HJ 265
3/28/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 03/30/11, 10:00 am, 404 HOB
3/30/2011 House • Favorable by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 4 -HJ 391
3/31/2011 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 391
4/18/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/20/11, 10:00 am, Morris Hall
4/20/2011 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 5 -HJ 761
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 761
4/22/2011 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/11
4/26/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 782
• Amendment(s) failed (131393, 482653) -HJ 782
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/27/2011 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 810
• CS passed; YEAS 80 NAYS 37 -HJ 810
4/27/2011 Senate • In Messages
• Received -SJ 544
• Referred to Health Regulation; Banking and Insurance; Budget -SJ 544
• Withdrawn from Health Regulation; Banking and Insurance; Budget -SJ 522
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1414 -SJ 522
• Read 2nd time -SJ 522
• Amendment(s) adopted (932516) -SJ 522
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2011 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 551
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 11 -SJ 551
4/29/2011 House • In returning messages
5/4/2011 House • Amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) failed (613545) -HJ 1147
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (932516) -HJ 1146, 1148
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 80 NAYS 35 -HJ 1148
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1148
5/25/2011 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/2/2011 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2011-111