SENATE BILL 27

Sponsored By:

Senator Conway

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Benefits for In Vitro Fertilization - Donor Sperm

Synopsis:

Prohibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from excluding benefits for expenses arising from in vitro fertilization procedures when the patient's oocytes are fertilized with donor sperm under specified circumstances.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

10/1

Pre-filed

1/13

First Reading Finance

1/20

Hearing 2/3 at 2:00 p.m.

2/10

Favorable Report by Finance

2/11

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

2/15

Third Reading Failed (23-23)

Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Senator Della)

Special Order 2/18 (Senator Della) Adopted

2/18

Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Senator Della) Adopted

Special Order 2/19 (Senator Middleton) Adopted

2/19

Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Middleton) Adopted (44-3)

Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/23

Third Reading Passed (25-20)

House Action

2/24

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/17

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

4/7

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Pregnancy

Women

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 15-810 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 493425/01     Offered on: February 19, 2010   at: 11:11 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes :

Senate

Finance

House

Health and Government Operations

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

February 15, 2010: Third Reading Failed (23-23)

February 19, 2010: Motion Returned Second Reading (Middleton) Adopted (44-3)

February 23, 2010: Third Reading Passed (25-20)