AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Includes behavioral health counseling visits and medication maintenance visits as primary care visits for patient cost-sharing requirements under the provisions of a health plan.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Mar 1, 2018
Signed Jul 2, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2018
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 32
May 22, 2018
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican3
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jul 2, 2018
Signed into law
07/02/2018 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/22/2018 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
lower
Jun 22, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/22/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
legislature
Jun 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/22/2018 Committee transferred to House Finance
lower
May 23, 2018
Committee
05/23/2018 Referred to House H.E.W.
lower
May 22, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/22/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
legislature
May 15, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/15/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 10, 2018
Legislature · Passed
04/10/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced
03/01/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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