Became law as Public Act 19-201, signed July 12, 2019, 148 days after it was filed.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 838
AN ACT CONCERNING VISION PLANS, OPTOMETRISTS AND OPHTHALMOLOGISTS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) eliminate cost-sharing for certain mammograms and breast ultrasounds, and (2) require health insurance coverage for (A) a baseline mammogram for any woman who is thirty years of age or older, (B) an annual mammogram for any woman who receives a recommendation from such woman's treating physician and (i) is thirty years of age or older, (ii) has a family history or prior personal history of breast cancer, or (iii) has a prior personal history of breast disease diagnosed through biopsy as benign, and (C) comprehensive breast ultrasound screening for any woman who receives a recommendation from such woman's treating physician and (i) is thirty years of age or older, (ii) has a family history or prior personal history of breast cancer, or (iii) has a prior personal history of breast disease diagnosed through biopsy as benign.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
15 co-sponsors
Kevin D. Witkos, Carlo Leone, Marilyn V. Moore, Derek Slap, Heather S. Somers, Saud Anwar, George S. Logan, John A. Kissel, Norman Needleman, Catherine A. Osten, Kevin C. Kelly, Alexandra Bergstein, Mary Daugherty Abrams, Julie Kushner, Gennaro Bizzarro
In the House of Representatives
25 co-sponsors
Gary A. Turco Jr., Anne M. Hughes, Kerry S. Wood, Rick Lopes, Dorinda Borer, Jillian Gilchrest, Jill Barry, Maria P. Horn, John K. Hampton, Christine Conley, Kate Rotella, Joshua M. Hall, William A. Petit Jr., M.D., Peter A. Tercyak, Michelle L. Cook, Robyn A. Porter, Ronald A. Napoli Jr., Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Livvy R. Floren, Noreen S. Kokoruda, Patricia Billie Miller, Hilda E. Santiago, Joseph C. Serra, Robin E. Comey
Its course
February 14 to July 12, 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 action30 actions on 17 days
In the SenateFeb 14 to May 29104 days
Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeFeb 14 to Mar 1933 days
Appropriations CommitteeMay 8 to May 135 days
In the House of RepresentativesMay 29 to Jun 46 days
Back in the SenateJun 4 to Jun 2622 days
Waiting to be sentJun 26 to Jun 282 days
With the GovernorJun 28 to Jul 1214 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 4 · Senate agreed Jun 5
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 Senate Feb 14 – May 29
- Feb 14Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
- Feb 15Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
- Mar 19Insurance and Real Estate Committee recommended a substitute for it
- May 8Sent to Appropriations Committee
- May 13Appropriations Committee recommended it
- May 29Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives May 31 – Jun 4
- May 31Arrived in the House of Representatives
- Jun 4The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
Back in the Senate Jun 4 – Jun 26
- Jun 4Sent to the Senate
- Jun 5The Senate agreed to House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
- Jun 26Numbered Public Act 19-201
To the Governor Jun 28 – Jul 12
- Jun 28Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Sent to the Governor
- Jul 12Signed by the Governor
All 30 actions, as published
- Feb 14REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 15PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 19Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 29REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 4RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 4FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 4SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 4FILE NO.Both houses
- May 8REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- May 13Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 15RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 15NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 15FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 29SENATE PASSEDSenate
- May 29ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
- May 31FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 31HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Jun 4HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 4HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 4TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
- Jun 4DISAGREEING ACTION,TABLED FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Jun 5SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 5SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 5ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
- Jun 26PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- Jun 28TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 28TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
- Jul 12SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor