AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Prohibits insurance companies from varying the premium rates charged for a health coverage plan based on the gender of the individual policy holder, enrollee, subscriber, or member. Effective 1/1/2021.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Last action May 29, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
May 28, 2019
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 29, 2019
Committee
05/29/2019 Referred to House Corporations
lower
May 28, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
May 21, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/21/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 9, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/09/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
EA
Elizabeth A. Crowley
DDemocratic
P
Gayle L. Goldin
DDemocratic
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
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