Relating to health benefit plan coverage for hair prostheses for cancer patients.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2019
Last action May 15, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
10
May 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
May 15, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 13, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
DDemocratic
P
Ray Lopez
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
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