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CS/CS/SB 1556: Nondiscrimination in Organ Transplants

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Banking and Insurance ; Bean

Nondiscrimination in Organ Transplants; Prohibiting certain entities from making certain determinations or engaging in certain actions related to organ transplants solely on the basis of an individual’s disability; specifying an instance where certain entities may consider an individual’s disability, with an exception; requiring certain entities to take certain necessary steps to ensure an individual with a disability is not denied services, with exceptions; prohibiting certain individual and group health insurers and health maintenance organizations, respectively, from denying coverage for organ transplants solely on the basis of an individual’s disability under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/10/2020 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1179 (Ch. 2020-139), CS/CS/HB 607 (Ch. 2020-9) -SJ 652
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/8/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/13/2020 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations -SJ 116
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 116
    1/23/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/28/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/28/2020 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 214
    1/29/2020 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance
    2/6/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/20, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/11/2020 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 307
    2/13/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations
    • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 310
    2/24/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/27/2020 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 357
    3/2/2020 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 361
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/6/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20 -SJ 653
    3/10/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 652
    • Substituted CS/HB 1179 -SJ 652
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1179 (Ch. 2020-139), CS/CS/HB 607 (Ch. 2020-9) -SJ 652

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  • CS/CS/SB 1556, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/2/2020 at 11:39 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1179 (er) Nondiscrimination in Organ Transplants Fischer Similar Last Action: 6/30/2020 Chapter No. 2020-139 Track This Bill
    H 607 (er) Direct Care Workers Health Quality Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/12/2020 Chapter No. 2020-9 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.64197 Page 5 (pdf)
    627.65736 Page 6 (pdf)
    627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act. Page 6 (pdf)
    641.31075 Page 6 (pdf)
    765.523 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1556, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/13/2020 at 2:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/26/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 3/2/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1179 (c1) Nondiscrimination in Organ Transplants Fischer Similar Last Action: 6/30/2020 Chapter No. 2020-139 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    760806 - Amendment
    Delete lines 141 - 173 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Bean)     		2/26/2020
    9:17 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/28/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/27/2020 9:00 AM Appropriations 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.64197 Page 5 (pdf)
    627.65736 Page 6 (pdf)
    641.31075 Page 6 (pdf)
    765.523 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 1556, Original Filed Version Posted 1/8/2020 at 3:30 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2020 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2020 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 2/13/2020 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1179 (c1) Nondiscrimination in Organ Transplants Fischer Similar Last Action: 6/30/2020 Chapter No. 2020-139 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    844372 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (Bean)     		2/10/2020
    1:30 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/11/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/28/2020 1:30 PM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/11/2020 2:00 PM Banking and Insurance 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.64197 Page 6 (pdf)
    627.65736 Page 7 (pdf)
    641.31075 Page 7 (pdf)
    765.523 Page 2 (pdf)

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