AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires health insurance contract plans or policies to provide coverage for a backup battery for at-home medical devices.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Last action Jun 2, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Jun 1, 2021
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 2, 2021
Committee
06/02/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
Jun 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 27, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/27/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 29, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/29/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alana DiMario
DDemocratic
P
Bridget Valverde
DDemocratic
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
Gayle L. Goldin
DDemocratic
P
Meghan Kallman
DDemocratic
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