Health insurance; carrier business practices, provider contracts. (SB1289)

Introduced By

Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Health insurance; provider contracts. Requires that each provider contract include a provision prohibiting a provider from discriminating against any enrollee solely due to the enrollee's status as a litigant in pending litigation or a potential litigant due to being involved in a motor vehicle accident. The bill provides that the State Corporation Commission, if it has cause to believe that a provider has engaged in a pattern of such discrimination, may submit information to the Board of Medicine or the Commissioner of Health for action. Read the Bill »

Status

03/11/2021: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/12/2021Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101825D
01/12/2021Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/18/2021Impact statement from DPB (SB1289)
01/19/2021Impact statement from SCC (SB1289)
02/01/2021Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/01/2021Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2021Committee substitute printed 21104026D-S1
02/03/2021Impact statement from SCC (SB1289S1)
02/03/2021Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2021Read second time
02/04/2021Reading of substitute waived
02/04/2021Committee substitute agreed to 21104026D-S1
02/04/2021Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1289S1
02/05/2021Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2021Placed on Calendar
02/07/2021Read first time
02/07/2021Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
02/08/2021Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce
02/10/2021Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
02/11/2021Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/16/2021Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2021Read second time
02/19/2021Passed by for the day
02/22/2021Read third time
02/22/2021Passed House (96-Y 3-N)
02/22/2021VOTE: Passage (96-Y 3-N)
02/24/2021Enrolled
02/24/2021Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1289ER)
02/24/2021Signed by President
02/25/2021Signed by Speaker
02/26/2021Impact statement from SCC (SB1289ER)
03/01/2021Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
03/01/2021G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
03/11/2021G Approved by Governor-Chapter 72 (effective 7/1/21)
03/11/2021G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0072)