1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 39

CHAPTER NUMBER: 132 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 339
Sponsored By:
Delegates Krysiak, Goldwater, Bonsack, Conroy, Cryor, Dembrow, Doory, Donoghue, Dypski, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Grosfeld, Harrison, Hammen, Healey, Hixson, Kagan, Kopp, McIntosh, Love, Montague, Preis, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Rosenberg, Stup, Workman, Hurson, Barve, Eckardt, and Boston
Entitled:
Insurance - Unfair Trade Practices - Discrimination Based on Domestic Violence

Synopsis:

Prohibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from discrimination based on information related to an individual's status as a victim of abuse or domestic violence in underwriting, issuance or renewal of, or payment of claims on life or health insurance policies or health benefit plans; and establishing immunity from specified actions for insurers who issue life insurance policies under specified circumstances.

Legislative History

House Action
6/21
Pre-filed
1/10
First Reading Economic Matters
1/17
Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2/14
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/20
Recommit to Committee Economic Matters (Del. Busch)
2/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/1
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
3/30
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Passed Enrolled
4/30
Signed by the Governor Chapter 132
Senate Action
3/4
First Reading Finance
3/6
Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, District 34
Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Jean Cryor, District 15
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Marilyn Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Sharon Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann Love, District 32
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joan N. Parker, District 10
Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
Delegate Betty Workman, District 1B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
INSURANCE-GENERAL
INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
WOMEN
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-706 )
Article - 48A Insurance Code
( 234C , 234D )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 393254/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 14, 1996 at: 09:16 Status: Adopted
Number: 573557/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 28, 1996 at: 10:14 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 407332/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 28, 1996 at: 11:31 Status: Adopted