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Legislation


2007 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 269

File Code: Public Health Prior Year Introduction As: SB 1043/06
Sponsored By:
Senators Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data - Nondiscrimination

Synopsis:

Authorizing specified entities that provide health insurance to make an inquiry about race and ethnicity under specified circumstances, and subject to specified limitations; prohibiting the use of specified racial or ethnic information to deny or otherwise affect a health insurance policy or contract; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action
1/30
First Reading Finance
2/1
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/26
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/1
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
2/27
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/21
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/10
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 25

Sponsored by:

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Clinics
Discrimination
Ethnic Affairs
Health Care Commission
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Insurance Administration
Minorities -see also- Women
Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 27-501 , 27-501 , 27-914 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 787271/01     Offered on: February 22, 2007   at: 10:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 716784/01     Offered on: April 3, 2007   at: 10:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 26, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 1, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 29, 2007: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
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