TO ALLOW PREGNANCY TO BE A QUALIFYING EVENT FOR ENROLLMENT IN CERTAIN HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS.
House Bill 1009 proposed to allow pregnancy to be considered a qualifying event for enrollment in certain health benefit plans. This change would have enabled individuals who become pregnant to enroll in health insurance outside of the standard annual open enrollment period. The bill aimed to provide a special enrollment opportunity for those affected by a new pregnancy.
Bill status
died
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Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Nov 20, 2024
Last action May 5, 2025
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Amendments
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Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Nov 20, 2024
Introduced
Filed
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Andrew Collins
DDemocratic
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