AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES
Summary
Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars to one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars, per ear, for all people regardless of age.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2024
Last action Jun 11, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 11, 2024
How they voted
70–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 74
Jun 11, 2024
D
Democratic64
95% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 11, 2024
Committee
06/11/2024 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
Jun 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
06/11/2024 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 10, 2024
Legislature · Passed
06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 19, 2024
Committee
03/19/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 17, 2024
Introduced
01/17/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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