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CS/HB 879: Genetic Information Used for Insurance Purposes

GENERAL BILL by Health Market Reform Subcommittee ; Williamson

Genetic Information Used for Insurance Purposes; Prohibits life insurers & long-term care insurers from basing decisions on genetic information; prohibits such insurers from taking certain actions related to genetic information for any insurance purpose.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/18/2019 House • Filed
    2/28/2019 House • Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 91
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 91
    3/11/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 03/13/19, 12:30 pm, Mashburn Hall
    3/13/2019 House • CS by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 3 -HJ 442
    3/15/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Health Market Reform Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 439
    3/18/2019 House • Now in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee -HJ 445
    3/22/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
    3/26/2019 House • Favorable by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 6 -HJ 520
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 520
    4/1/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/03/19, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    4/3/2019 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 10 NAYS 7 -HJ 567
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 567
    4/4/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
    4/10/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 610
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/11/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 651
    • CS passed; YEAS 88 NAYS 26 -HJ 652
    4/18/2019 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Rules -SJ 398
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/23/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    4/22/2019 Senate • Received -SJ 398
    4/23/2019 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 4 -SJ 451
    4/24/2019 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/30/2019 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/19
    5/2/2019 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 875
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/HB 879, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/15/2019 at 8:33 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/22/2019 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/24/2019 (pdf)
    Insurance and Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2019 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 258 (c1) Use of Genetic Information Bean Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Rules Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    344368 - Amendment
    Delete lines 17 - 63 and insert:     		Bean 4/30/2019
    1:32 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    5/3/2019     		Web Page
    PDF
    440580 - Amendment
    Between lines 63 and 64 insert:     		Bean 5/2/2019
    8:35 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    5/3/2019     		Web Page
    PDF
    791202 - Amendment
    Between lines 63 and 64 insert:     		Bean 5/2/2019
    5:08 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    529586 - Amendment
    Between lines 63 and 64 insert:     		Broxson 5/3/2019
    2:10 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/23/2019 2:00 PM Rules 13 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/11/2019 2:38 PM House 88 Yeas - 26 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.4301 Genetic information for insurance purposes. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 879, Original Filed Version Posted 2/18/2019 at 8:01 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Market Reform Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 258 Genetic Information Used for Insurance Purposes Bean Identical Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Rules Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    593021 - Amendment
    Remove lines 55-56 and insert:     		Williamson 3/12/2019
    5:54 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/13/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.4301 Genetic information for insurance purposes. Page 1 (pdf)

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