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SB 179                                                                                                                        
The Labor and Commerce Committee considered SENATE BILL NO.                                                                     
179 "An Act requiring family health care insurance coverage for                                                                 
dependent children who are less than 26 years of age" and                                                                       
recommended it be replaced with                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 179(L&C) "An Act                                                                               
          prohibiting a health care insurer who provides health                                                                 
          care insurance coverage of a child through family                                                                     
          health care insurance from denying enrollment and                                                                     
          from disenrolling or eliminating coverage for a                                                                       
          dependent child of the insured who is less than 26                                                                    
          years of age."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Ellis, Chair; Senator Davis. Signing do not                                                            
pass: Senator Bunde. Signing no recommendation: Senator Stevens.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 1, indeterminate, Department of Health and Social                                                              
          Services                                                                                                              

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The bill was referred to the Health, Education and Social Services                                                              
Committee.