H.B. No. 0029

Mental health insurance parity.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Parady, Iekel, Meyer, Paseneaux, Petersen, Ross and Warren and Senator(s) Schiffer

AN ACT relating to health insurance; mandating coverage for biologically based mental illnesses under health insurance policies issued in the state as specified; and providing for an effective date.

1/04/02 Bill Number Assigned

2/14/02 H Received for Introduction

2/14/02 H Failed Introduction

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Boswell, Esquibel, Iekel, Johnson, L., Law, Lockhart, McGraw, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Robinson, Ross, Sadler, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Thompson, Warren, Wasserburger and Watt.

Nays: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Illoway, Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Luthi, McMurtrey, McOmie, Reese, Rose, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Tempest, Tipton, Tomassi, Willford and Wostenberg.

Ayes 29 Nays 31 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0