l9n/ Connecticut

2004 Regular Session

House Bill 5464

AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR WIGS FOR CHEMOTHERAPY PATIENTS.

Became law as Public Act 04-34, signed April 28, 2004, 65 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require health insurance coverage for wigs for cancer patients who suffer hair loss from chemotherapy when such wig is prescribed by an oncologist.

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

19 co-sponsors

David McCluskey, Themis Klarides, Penny Bacchiochi, Richard Roy, Ted C. Graziani, Andrea L. Stillman, Christopher G. Donovan, Lawrence G. Miller, Louis P. Esposito Jr., Janice R. Giegler, Andrew M. Fleischmann, Bob Peters, Sonya Googins, Claire L. Janowski, Vincent J. Tonucci, Antonio Guerrera, Paul R. Doyle, Demetrios S. Giannaros, Felipe Reinoso

In the Senate

    5 co-sponsors

    Kevin B. Sullivan, Edith G. Prague, Biagio Ciotto, Joan V. Hartley, Bill Finch

    Its course

    February 23 to April 28, 2004, 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 action22 actions on 15 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 23 to Apr 744 days

    Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeFeb 23 to Mar 410 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMar 23 to Mar 296 days

    In the SenateApr 7 to Apr 158 days

    Waiting to be sentApr 15 to Apr 227 days

    With the GovernorApr 22 to Apr 286 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 23 – Apr 7

    1. Feb 23Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    2. Feb 27Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    3. Mar 4Insurance and Real Estate Committee recommended it
    4. Mar 23Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. Mar 29Appropriations Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 7Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate Apr 12 – Apr 15

    1. Apr 12Arrived in the Senate
    2. Apr 15Passed the Senate

    To the Governor Apr 21 – Apr 28

    1. Apr 21Numbered Public Act 04-34
    2. Apr 22Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Apr 28Signed by the Governor
    All 22 actions, as published
    1. Feb 23REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 4Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 11REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 17FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 17HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 17FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Mar 23REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Mar 29Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Mar 29FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Mar 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Mar 30NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Mar 30TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Apr 7HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    17. Apr 12FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    18. Apr 12SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    19. Apr 15SENATE PASSEDSenate
    20. Apr 21PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    21. Apr 22TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    22. Apr 28SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor