CHAPTER NUMBER: 51
File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 324/98 - FIN
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Finifter, Zirkin, Morhaim,
Pitkin, Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Fulton,
Goldwater, Harrison, Hill, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McHale,
Minnick, Moe, and Pendergrass
- Entitled:
-
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act of 1999
Prohibiting the denial of health insurance to individuals based upon
the individual's genetic information; prohibiting the requirement of
genetic information for the purpose of determining whether to issue or
renew health benefits coverage; prohibiting the disclosure of genetic
information without the prior written consent of the individual from
whom the genetic information was obtained; identifying permissible
purposes for disclosure of an individual's genetic information;
defining specified terms; etc.
House Action
- 2/12
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/17
- Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/15
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 3/16
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/18
- Third Reading Passed (135-1)
- 3/31
- Return Passed
- 4/13
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 51
Senate Action
- 3/19
- First Reading Finance
- 3/22
- Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/1
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
- Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
- Delegate Anthony Brown, District 25
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate Kerry Hill, District 26
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
- Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
- Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DISCLOSURE
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- GENETICS
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
- PRIVACY
- SUNSET
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Insurance
- (
27-909
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 683882/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 16, 1999 at:
10:29 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 18, 1999: Third Reading Passed (135-1)
- Senate
- April 2, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
