CS/CS/SB 1556 (2020) -  Nondiscrimination in Organ Transplants

General Bill by Appropriations and Banking and Insurance and Bean
Nondiscrimination in Organ Transplants: Prohibiting certain entities from making certain determinations or engaging in certain actions related to organ transplants solely on the basis of an individual’s disability; specifying an instance where certain entities may consider an individual’s disability, with an exception; requiring certain entities to take certain necessary steps to ensure an individual with a disability is not denied services, with exceptions; prohibiting certain individual and group health insurers and health maintenance organizations, respectively, from denying coverage for organ transplants solely on the basis of an individual’s disability under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/10/20 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1179 (Ch. 2020-139), CS/CS/HB 607 (Ch. 2020-9) -SJ 652 on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 5:44 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 01/28/20 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 02/11/20 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/27/20 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1179 Subject: Nondiscrimination in Organ Transplants Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 607 Subject: Direct Care Workers Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 3/2/2020 11:28:07 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/26/2020 9:29:13 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 2/13/2020 2:05:37 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 2/13/2020 2:04:33 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 1/29/2020 9:22:51 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 1/27/2020 12:56:34 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1179 (Ch. 2020-139), CS/CS/HB 607 (Ch. 2020-9) -SJ 652 Time: 03/10/2020 - 5:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 1179 -SJ 652 Time: 03/10/2020 - 5:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 652 Time: 03/10/2020 - 5:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20 -SJ 653 Time: 03/06/2020 - 7:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/02/2020 - 7:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 361 Time: 03/02/2020 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/02/2020 - 11:37 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 357 Time: 02/27/2020 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/24/2020 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 310 Time: 02/13/2020 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 02/13/2020 - 2:49 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/13/2020 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 307 Time: 02/11/2020 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/20, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/06/2020 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Now in Banking and Insurance Time: 01/29/2020 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 214 Time: 01/28/2020 - 3:54 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/28/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/23/2020 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 116 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations -SJ 116 Time: 01/13/2020 - 1:11 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/08/2020 - 3:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
627.64197 CS/HB 1179
627.65736 CS/HB 1179
627.6699 CS/SB 116, HB 561, SB 696, CS/HB 1205, HB 1293, CS/CS/SB 1676, SB 1724, CS/SB 7012*
641.31075 CS/HB 1179, CS/CS/SB 1676
765.523 CS/HB 1179

(*) Not the latest version