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2000 SESSION

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SB 541 Accident and sickness insurance; coverage for morbid obesity.

Introduced by: Benjamin J. Lambert III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Accident and sickness insurance; coverage for the treatment of morbid obesity. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations and corporations providing accident and sickness subscription contracts to offer coverage for the treatment of morbid obesity through gastric bypass surgery or such other methods as may be recognized by the National Institutes of Health as effective for the long-term reversal of morbid obesity. The state employee's health insurance plan is required to offer the same coverage.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 006095452  pdf
• 02/02/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 006095452-E  pdf
• 03/07/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB541ER)  pdf
• 04/17/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0465)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/24/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 006095452
• 01/24/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/31/00  Senate: Reported from C. & L. with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/00  Senate: Read second time
• 02/02/00  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/02/00  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/02/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/02/00  Senate: Printed as engrossed 006095452-E
• 02/03/00  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/00  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/09/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/09/00  House: Read first time
• 02/09/00  House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
• 02/22/00  House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (25-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/00  House: Read second time
• 02/24/00  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/25/00  House: Read third time
• 02/25/00  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/00  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/00  House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
• 02/25/00  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/00  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB541ER)
• 03/13/00  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/13/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/05/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 465 (effective-see bill)
• 04/17/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0465)