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
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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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4/3/1997 House • Withdrawn from Health Care Services (GSC); General Government Appropriations -HJ 00422; Rereferred to Elder Affairs & Long Term Care (GSC); General Government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
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HB 41, Engrossed 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:07 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location S 268 (c1) Mental Illness Insurance Parity Act Grant Compare Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died in Messages
Location:Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 541856 - Amendment
Grant 4/24/1998
8:37 PMWeb Page
PDFFloor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/28/1997 12:39 PM House 91 Yeas - 21 Nays 3/18/1998 9:41 AM House 82 Yeas - 35 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.6472 Exclusive provider organizations. 627.6515 Out-of-state groups. 627.668 Optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders required; exception. 627.6681 641.31 Health maintenance contracts. -
HB 41, Engrossed 2 Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:07 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 301461 - Technical Amendment
Rules, Resolutions, & Ethics 3/20/1998
3:39 AMWeb Page
PDFCitations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.6472 Exclusive provider organizations. 627.6515 Out-of-state groups. 627.668 Optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders required; exception. 627.6681 641.31 Health maintenance contracts. -
HB 41, Engrossed 1 Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:07 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.6472 Exclusive provider organizations. 627.6515 Out-of-state groups. 627.668 Optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders required; exception. 627.6681 641.31 Health maintenance contracts. -
HB 41, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:07 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.668 Optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders required; exception. 627.6681