Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance and Real Estate Committee on February 15, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 5859
AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN HEALTH CARRIERS FROM REQUIRING THE USE OF STEP THERAPY FOR COVERED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THAT ARE PRESCRIBED TO TREAT CANCER.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To prohibit certain health carriers from requiring the use of step therapy for certain covered prescription drugs that are prescribed to treat cancer.
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
Chief co-sponsor
Its course
January 23 to February 15, 2019, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 23 to Feb 15 · stopped23 days
Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeJan 23 to Feb 15 · stopped23 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly 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 General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 23 – Feb 15
- Jan 23Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
- Feb 15Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 23REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 7Reserved for Subject Matter Public HearingBoth houses
- Feb 15PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses