Connecticut House Bill 5521 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 56-23-1)
Status: Passed on July 1 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-07-01 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

To (1) redefine "preexisting conditions provision" to include preexisting conditions regardless of whether medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment was recommended or received for such conditions prior to the effective date of coverage under a health insurance policy or plan, (2) require short-term insurance policies to exclude the same preexisting conditions provision as other individual and group health insurance policies, and (3) repeal redundant exceptions concerning mandatory coverage for breast cancer survivors.

An Act Expanding Required Health Insurance Coverage For Preexisting Conditions.

House Insurance and Real Estate Committee	Rep. Christine Conley [D]	Rep. Liz Linehan [D]	Rep. Mary Mushinsky [D]
Rep. Kate Rotella [D]	Rep. Dorinda Keenan Borer [D]	Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey [D]	Rep. Jason Doucette [D]
Rep. Joshua Elliott [D]	Rep. Philip Young [D]	Rep. Bobby Gibson [D]	Rep. Robin Comey [D]
Rep. Laura Devlin [R]	Rep. John Hampton [D]	Rep. Joseph Gresko [D]	Rep. Tom Arnone [D]
Rep. Quentin Williams [D]	Rep. Kara Rochelle [D]	Rep. Kim Rose [D]	Rep. Patricia Dillon [D]
Rep. Julio Concepcion [D]	Rep. Dave Yaccarino [R]	Rep. Michelle Cook [D]	Rep. Lucy Dathan [D]
Rep. John Frey [R]	Rep. Carol Hall [R]	Rep. Gregory Haddad [D]	Rep. Fred Camillo [R]
Sen. Patricia Miller [D]	Rep. Noreen Kokoruda [R]	Rep. Patrick Boyd [D]	Rep. Jillian Gilchrest [D]
Rep. Pat Wilson Pheanious [D]	Rep. Emmett Riley [D]	Rep. Linda Orange [D]	Rep. Raghib Allie-Brennan [D]
Rep. Olivia Floren [R]	Rep. David Michel [D]	Sen. Stephen Harding [R]	Rep. Jane Garibay [D]
Rep. Kerry Szeps Wood [D]	Sen. Rick Lopes [D]	Rep. Bob Godfrey [D]	Rep. Anne Hughes [D]
Rep. Matt Blumenthal [D]	Rep. Timothy Ackert [R]	Rep. Gary Turco [D]	Sen. George Logan [R]
Rep. Devin Carney [R]	Rep. Brenda Kupchick [R]	Rep. Catherine Abercrombie [D]	Rep. Joseph Verrengia [D]
Rep. Kevin Ryan [D]	Rep. Ronald Napoli [D]	Sen. Paul Formica [R]	Rep. Tom Delnicki [R]
Sen. Marilyn Moore [D]	Rep. William Petit [R]	Rep. Anthony Nolan [D]	Sen. Henri Martin [R]
Sen. Saud Anwar [D]	Sen. Gennaro Bizzarro [R]	Sen. John Kissel [R]	Sen. Heather Bond Somers [R]
Sen. Dan Champagne [R]	Rep. Susan Johnson [D]	Rep. Maria Horn [D]	Sen. Kevin Witkos [R]
Sen. Norman Needleman [D]	Sen. Catherine Osten [D]	Sen. Christine Cohen [D]	Sen. Kevin Kelly [R]
Sen. Alexandra Kasser [D]	Rep. Brandon McGee [D]	Sen. Leonard Fasano [R]	Sen. Julie Kushner [D]
Rep. Joseph Serra [D]	Sen. Mae Flexer [D]	Sen. Carlo Leone [D]	Sen. Derek Slap [D]

2019-06-05 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 360 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-17 - House - House Roll Call Vote 26 (Y: 146 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-03-14 - Joint - INS Vote Tally Sheet (Y: 17 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-01	House	Signed by the Governor
2019-06-27	House	Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2019-06-27	House	Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2019-06-24	House	Public Act 19-134
2019-06-05	House	On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
2019-06-05	House	Senate Passed
2019-04-22	House	Senate Calendar Number 378
2019-04-22	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2019-04-17	House	House Passed
2019-04-02	House	File Number 273
2019-04-02	House	House Calendar Number 179
2019-04-02	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2019-04-02	House	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2019-03-27	House	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/19 5:00 PM
2019-03-18	House	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2019-03-14	House	Joint Favorable
2019-03-01	House	Public Hearing 03/05
2019-02-28	House	Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
2019-02-27	House	Drafted by Committee
2019-01-24	House	Vote to Draft
2019-01-17	House	Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05521&which_year=2019
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/h/pdf/2019HB-05521-R00-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/h/pdf/2019HB-05521-R01-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/h/pdf/2019HB-05521-R02-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/ACT/pa/pdf/2019PA-00134-R00HB-05521-PA.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TS/h/pdf/2019HB-05521-R00INS-CV38-TS.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/VOTE/h/pdf/2019HV-00026-R00HB05521-HV.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/VOTE/s/pdf/2019SV-00360-R00HB05521-SV.pdf