l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 837

Health insurance policies; require certain to provide infertility coverage and establish pilot program in State Health Plan.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES THAT PROVIDE PREGNANCY RELATED BENEFITS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY EXPENSES OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY; TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM IN THE STATE AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN THAT PROVIDES FOR COVERAGE FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY EXPENSES OF TESTS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY; TO AMEND SECTION 25-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; TO REQUIRE THE STATE HEALTH PLAN TO UPDATE ITS POLICY REGARDING PROTON RADIATION; 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

21 co-sponsors

Jody Steverson, Shane Aguirre, Nick Bain, Shane Barnett, Richard Bennett, C. Scott Bounds, Cedric Burnett, Angela Cockerham, Michael T. Evans, Kevin Horan, John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III, Steve Massengill, Kent McCarty, Dana McLean, Jansen Owen, Brent Powell, Rob Roberson, Noah Sanford, Abe Hudson, Lataisha Jackson, Carl Mickens

Its course

February 13 to June 9, 2020, 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 action10 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 1228 days

InsuranceFeb 13 to Mar 319 days

In the SenateMar 12 to Jun 9 · stopped89 days

InsuranceMay 12 to Jun 9 · stopped28 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 Feb 13 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 13Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Mar 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 11Read the third time in the House
  4. Mar 12Amended in the House
  5. Point of order raised in the House
  6. Point of order not well taken in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 17 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 17Sent to the Senate
  2. May 12Referred to the Senate committees on Insurance and on Appropriations
  3. Jun 9Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Feb 13Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 12Point of Order RaisedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 12Point of Order-Not Well TakenHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 17Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. May 12Referred To Insurance;AppropriationsSenate
  10. Jun 9Died In CommitteeSenate