Health insurance; modifying mandated coverage for mental health and substance use disorders; requiring health plans to submit annual report. Effective date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
May 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
May 2020
Signed into Law
May 2020
Introduced Feb 3, 2020
Signed May 19, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2020 · House May 13, 2020
How they voted
44–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Mar 11, 2020
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican38
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 19, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/19/2020
upper
May 13, 2020
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 100 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 1
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Retirement and Insurance committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
Second Reading referred to Retirement and Insurance Committee then to Appropriations Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced
First Reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
Jon Echols
RRepublican
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