Behavioral Health Care Services Coverage and Access
Summary
Behavioral Health Care Services Coverage and Access; Requires DFS to submit report relating to behavioral health care services & benefits to Governor & Legislature by specified date; specifies minimum information report must contain; requires department to make certain information available on its website; requires health insurers & health maintenance organizations to disclose specified information on their websites; requires health insurers & health maintenance organizations to annually provide certain written notices to insureds or subscribers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 10, 2021
Signed Jun 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House Apr 15, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
17
Committee
19
Amendments
1
Jun 21, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 117, NAYS 1
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 476591 adopted
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 476591 filed
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Mar 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
lower
Feb 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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