l9n/ Oregon

2016 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1568

Prohibits discrimination based on age, expected length of life, present or predicted disability, degree of medical dependency or quality of life in determination of medical services covered by state medical assistance program, in coverage under medical retainer practice and in issuance of health benefit plans.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Health Care Committee on March 3, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Prohibits discrimination based on age, expected length of life, present or predicted disability, degree of medical dependency or quality of life in determination of medical services covered by state medical assistance program, in coverage under medical retainer practice and in issuance of health benefit plans. Applies to medical retainer practices and health benefit plans in force on January 2, 2017. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Ted Ferrioli, Tim Knopp, Jeff Kruse

In the House of Representatives

4 co-sponsors

Shemia Fagan, Val Hoyle, John Lively, Andy Olson

Its course

January 27 to March 3, 2016, 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 action6 actions on 5 days

In the SenateJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 15 days

Health CareFeb 1 to Mar 3 · stopped31 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Text

Each version as the Legislative 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 Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 27 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 27Filed before the session
  2. Feb 1Introduced
  3. Sent to Health Care
  4. Feb 11Heard in Health Care
  5. Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.Senate
  2. Feb 1Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  3. Feb 1Referred to Health Care.Senate
  4. Feb 11Public Hearing held.Senate
  5. Feb 18Motion to withdraw from committee on Health Care failed.Senate
  6. Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.Senate