l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 546

Health insurance; prohibit policies from denying prescription drugs based solely on network distinctions of provider.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on March 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES FROM INCLUDING ANY PROVISIONS THAT DENY COVERAGE OF MEDICALLY NECESSARY PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BASED SOLELY ON NETWORK DISTINCTIONS OF THE LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ORDERING OR DISPENSING THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG; 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

Its course

January 20 to March 4, 2014, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 617 days

InsuranceJan 20 to Jan 233 days

AppropriationsJan 23 to Jan 307 days

InsuranceJan 30 to Jan 300 days

In the SenateFeb 6 to Mar 4 · stopped26 days

InsuranceFeb 21 to Mar 4 · stopped11 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 20 – Feb 6

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 23Reported from IN to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 30Reported from AP to IN in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 6Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 7 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 7Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 21Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Insurance;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 23DR - TSDP: IN To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 30DR - TSDP: AP To INHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 6PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 7Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 21Referred To InsuranceSenate
  8. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate