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2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 491

Requires health insurance coverage of specified fertility services and treatments with exemption for certain insurers.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Requires health insurance coverage of specified fertility services and treatments with exemption for certain insurers. <b>Requires Oregon Health Authority to contract with health insurance carrier or third party administrator to provide infertility coverage to enrollees in exempt plans. Imposes fee on exempt plans to pay for cost of coverage.</b> Directs Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to study access to fertility and reproductive endocrinology services and report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health. 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

2 co-sponsors

Sara Gelser Blouin, Aaron Woods

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 9 to June 25, 2023, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 9 to Jun 25 · stopped167 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 145 days

Health CareJan 14 to Mar 2368 days

RulesMar 23 to Jun 25 · stopped94 days

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 9 – Jun 25

  1. Jan 9Introduced
  2. Jan 14Sent to Health Care
  3. Feb 27Heard in Health Care
  4. Mar 20Heard in Health Care
  5. Mar 23Health Care reported it without a recommendation
  6. Sent to Rules
  7. Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 14Referred to Health Care.Senate
  3. Feb 27Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Mar 20Work Session held.Senate
  5. Mar 23Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage but w/amendments and return to President's desk for referral to another committee. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  6. Mar 23Referred to Rules by order of the President.Senate
  7. Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.Senate