AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE (Requires individual health insurers, large group health insurers and small employer health insurers to provide coverage for ten (10) categories of essential health benefits listed in the act.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Last action Feb 2, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2021
How they voted
31–5
Passed
Total votes 36
Jan 26, 2021
D
Democratic31
90% Yea
R
Republican5
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
02/02/2021 Committee transferred to House Health & Human Services
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
01/27/2021 Referred to House H.E.W.
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
01/26/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jan 14, 2021
Legislature · Passed
01/14/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
01/11/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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