AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE (Guarantees availability of coverage to eligible residents of state and does not limit or exclude coverage by imposing a preexisting condition exclusion.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Jan 18, 2023
Signed Jun 21, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2023
How they voted
21–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
May 9, 2023
D
Democratic25
84% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jun 21, 2023
Signed into law
06/21/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/14/2023 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence
upper
Jun 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/12/2023 House passed Sub B
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
legislature
May 10, 2023
Committee
05/10/2023 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
May 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/09/2023 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Legislature · Passed
04/27/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 18, 2023
Introduced
01/18/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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