Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Select Committee on Poverty Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 1596
Health insurance policies; require coverage for certain obesity treatments.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES AND CONTRACTS SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR OBESITY TREATMENT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS A BODY INDEX MASS THAT IS THIRTY PERCENT MORE THAN HIS OR HER IDEAL BODY WEIGHT AND WHEN A WRITTEN ORDER IS PROVIDED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT STATES SUCH TREATMENT IS MEDICALLY NECESSARY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Select Committee on PovertyJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the Select Committee on Poverty in the House
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Select Committee on PovertyHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives