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2001 SESSION
HB 1661 Health insurance; discrimination against domestic violence victims.
Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Insurance; discrimination against victims of domestic violence. Prohibits life and health insurers from discriminating against victims of domestic violence, which is defined as the occurrence of specified acts by a current or former family member, household member, person against whom the victim obtained a protective order or caretaker. The provision does not prohibit an insurer or insurance professional from asking about a medical condition even if the medical information is related to a medical condition that such person knows resulted from domestic violence to the extent otherwise permitted.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/08/00 010026980 pdf | impact statement
- 01/23/01 House: Printed as engrossed 010026980-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1661ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0034) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/08/00 010026980
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 01/16/01 House: Reported from C. I. B. w/amd (25-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/01 House: Read first time
- 01/18/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/19/01 House: Read second time
- 01/19/01 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/19/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/22/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/23/01 House: Read second time
- 01/23/01 House: Amendment by Del. Watts agreed to
- 01/23/01 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/23/01 House: Printed as engrossed 010026980-E
- 01/24/01 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/01 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/01 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/25/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/25/01 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/12/01 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/01 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/01 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/01 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1661ER)
- 02/21/01 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 34 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/08/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0034)