BILL · 1995–96 SESSION
SB 5981: Health care/confined persons
Prohibiting providers of health care coverage from reducing or terminating coverage because a person is in confinement.
Summary
- Health care service contractors, health maintenance organizations, certified health plans, disability insurers, and group and blanket disability insurers are prohibited from denying, refusing to issue or renew, and otherwise terminating coverage because an adult or juvenile is in confinement.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5981), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 20, 1995
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Margarita Prentice (D-11)
- Introduced
- February 20, 1995 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 8, 1996
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Margarita Prentice (D-11)
4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5981 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5981 (2025–26) 340B drug pricing program
- SB 5981 (2023–24) Early release petitions
- SB 5981 (2021–22) Cannabinoid products
- SB 5981 (2019–20) Greenhouse gas cap and trade
- SB 5981 (2017–18) Capital budget 2017-2019
- SB 5981 (2015–16) State debt limitations
- SB 5981 (2013–14) Mason Co. superior crt judge
- SB 5981 (2011–12) Seed dealer license fees