Bill Summary

HB 701 Behavioral Health Care Services Coverage and Access (2021 Session)
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Sponsors
by Stevenson Co Sponsors: Caruso, Eskamani, Fetterhoff, Goff-Marcil, Leek, Silvers, Slosberg-King, Tant CS Sponsors: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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Summary
Behavioral Health Care Services Coverage and Access: Requires DFS to submit report relating to behavioral health care services & benefits to Governor & Legislature by specified date; specifies minimum information report must contain; requires department to make certain information available on its website; requires health insurers & health maintenance organizations to disclose specified information on their websites; requires health insurers & health maintenance organizations to annually provide certain written notices to insureds or subscribers. Effective Date: October 1, 2021
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committees of reference
   H Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
   H Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
   H Health & Human Services Committee
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Actions
02/02/21
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Filed
02/18/21
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Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health & Human Services Committee
02/18/21
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Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
02/26/21
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On Committee agenda - Finance & Facilities Subcommittee, 03/02/21, 1:00 pm, 102 H
03/02/21
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Favorable by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee; 17 Yeas, 1 Nay
03/02/21
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Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
03/08/21
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On Committee agenda - Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, 03/10/21, 9:30 am, 17 H
03/10/21
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Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/10/21
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/12/21
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Reference to Appropriations Committee removed; Remaining reference: Health & Human Services Committee
03/12/21
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
03/16/21
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On Committee agenda - Health & Human Services Committee, 03/18/21, 12:00 pm, 212 K
03/18/21
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Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/18/21
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/08/21
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/21
04/15/21
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Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (476591); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 117 Yeas / 1 Nay); Immediately certified
04/15/21
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/15/21
SENATE
In Messages
04/19/21
SENATE
Received; Referred to Appropriations
04/21/21
SENATE
Withdrawn from Appropriations; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 1024; Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/21/21
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Ordered enrolled
04/21/21
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/16/21
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 07/01/21)
06/21/21
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2021-146
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bill text & filed amendments
0701
Filed on 02/02/21
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Amendment 900543
Stevenson
Filed on 03/09/21
Adopted
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0701C1
Filed on 03/10/21
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Amendment 476591
Stevenson
Filed on 04/09/21
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0701E1
Filed on 04/15/21
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0701ER
Filed on 04/21/21
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
624.36
627.4215
641.31085
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