HB 41: Mental Illness Insurance Parity Act
GENERAL BILL by Brennan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ritter ; Fischer ; Pruitt ; Morroni ; Jones ; Jacobs ; Wallace ; Heyman ; Effman ; Wiles ; Miller ; Frankel ; Prewitt ; Silver ; Smith ; Betancourt ; Crady ; Kelly ; Hafner ; Chestnut ; Dawson-White ; Stafford ; Logan ; Wasserman Schultz ; Futch ; Crow ; Casey ; Brown ; Melvin ; Horan ; Flanagan ; Fasano ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Rodriguez-Chomat ; Turnbull ; Eggelletion ; Spratt ; Healey ; Goode ; Cosgrove ; Reddick ; Rayson ; Hill ; Dennis ; Bloom
Mental Illness Insurance Parity Act; titles act as "Dianne Steele Mental Illness Insurance Parity Act"; provides that current requirement for group insurers to offer coverage for mental health conditions does not apply to serious mental illness; requires group health insurers & HMOs to provide coverage for such illness; requires benefits to be same as for physical illness generally; authorizes insurer to establish certain compliance functions, etc. Amends Chs. 627, 641. APPROPRIATION: $38,288.
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/14/1996 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 1/9/1997 | House |
• Referred to Health Care Services (GSC); General Government Appropriations |
| 3/4/1997 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Health Care Services (GSC); General Government Appropriations -HJ 00052 |
| 4/3/1997 | House |
• Withdrawn from Health Care Services (GSC); General Government Appropriations -HJ 00422; Rereferred to Elder Affairs & Long Term Care (GSC); General Government Appropriations -HJ 00422; On Committee agenda-- Elder Affairs & Long Term Care (GSC), 04/08/97, 1:00 pm, 413C |
| 4/8/1997 | House |
• Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable by Elder Affairs & Long Term Care (GSC) -HJ 00496 |
| 4/9/1997 | House |
• Now in General Government Appropriations -HJ 00496 |
| 4/16/1997 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/18/97, 9:00 am, 214C |
| 4/18/1997 | House |
• Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by General Government Appropriations -HJ 00665; Placed on Government Services Council Calendar -HJ 00664 |
| 4/23/1997 | House |
• Read second time -HJ 00673; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00681 |
| 4/28/1997 | House |
• Read third time -HJ 01082; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01083; Passed as amended; YEAS 91 NAYS 21 -HJ 01083 |
| 4/28/1997 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/29/1997 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Care; Ways and Means -SJ 00942 |
| 5/2/1997 | Senate |
• Upon adjournment in Senate Banking and Insurance, Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, Placed on House Consent Calendar |
| 3/3/1998 | House |
• CARRIED OVER; Pending Consent Calendar |
| 3/4/1998 | House |
• Objection filed |
| 3/5/1998 | House |
• In Government Services Council, pending ranking |
| 3/10/1998 | House |
• Placed on Government Services Council Calendar -HJ 00161 |
| 3/17/1998 | House |
• Read second time -HJ 00190; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00190 |
| 3/18/1998 | House |
• Read third time -HJ 00248; Passed as amended; YEAS 82 NAYS 35 -HJ 00249 |
| 3/23/1998 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 3/25/1998 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Banking and Insurance; Ways and Means -SJ 00319 |
| 5/1/1998 | Senate |
• Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance |