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2020 Regular Session

House Bill 5175

AN ACT CONCERNING DIABETES AND HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLANS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 4, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Expand required health insurance coverage for prescription drugs, equipment and supplies used to treat diabetes; (2) restrict cost-sharing for such drugs, equipment and supplies; (3) require licensed pharmacists to dispense such drugs, equipment and supplies without a prescription in certain circumstances; (4) require the Commissioner of Social Services to study and report regarding the feasibility of implementing a low-income diabetes assistance fund; and (5) make changes to various provisions of the general statutes concerning high deductible health plans to more closely conform to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code concerning health savings accounts and medical savings accounts.

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

14 co-sponsors

Gary A. Turco Jr., Bob Godfrey, Christine Conley, Kate Rotella, Holly H. Cheeseman, Dorinda Borer, Devin R. Carney, Lucy Dathan, Dave W. Yaccarino, Brandon L. McGee Jr., Kim Rose, Susan M. Johnson, Robin Green, Kara Rochelle

Its course

February 19 to March 4, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 4 · stopped14 days

Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeFeb 19 to Mar 313 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 19 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 19Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
  2. Feb 21Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
  3. Mar 3Insurance and Real Estate Committee recommended it
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Feb 21PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 3Joint FavorableBoth houses
  4. Mar 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses