Bill Summary

SB 856 Vision Care Plans (2015 Session)
Vision Care Plans; Providing that a health insurer, a prepaid limited health service organization, and a health maintenance organization, respectively, may not require a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist to join a network solely for the purpose of credentialing the licensee for another vision network; providing that such insurers and organizations are not prevented by the act from entering into a contract with another vision care plan; providing that such insurers and organizations may not restrict or limit a licensed ophthalmologist, optometrist, or optician to specific suppliers of materials or optical laboratories, etc. Effective Date: 1/1/2016
02/12/15
SENATE
Filed
02/20/15
SENATE
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules
03/12/15
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Banking and Insurance, 03/17/15, 9:00 am, 110 S
03/17/15
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Banking and Insurance; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/18/15
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/19/15
SENATE
Now in Judiciary
03/19/15
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 03/24/15, 4:00 pm, 110 S
03/24/15
SENATE
Favorable by Judiciary; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/25/15
SENATE
Now in Rules
03/30/15
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 04/02/15, 11:30 am, 110 S
04/02/15
SENATE
Favorable by CS by Rules; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/03/15
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/03/15
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/03/15
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/08/15
04/08/15
SENATE
Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/14/15
04/14/15
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
04/14/15
HOUSE 
In Messages
04/28/15
HOUSE 
Died in Messages
0856
Filed on 02/12/15
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Amendment 298990 DE
Filed on 03/16/15
Replaced by CS
0856C1
Filed on 03/18/15
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Amendment 490478 DE
Filed on 04/01/15
Replaced by CS
0856C2
Filed on 04/06/15
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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