2009-08-05                     Senate Journal                      Page 1144
HB 222                                                                                                                        
Message was received stating the Governor signed the following bill                                                             
on July 9 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                                                              
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 222(title am) "An Act prohibiting                                                                           
     discrimination by health care insurers based on genetic                                                                    
     information; providing special enrollment requirements                                                                     
     related to Medicaid and state child health plan coverage;                                                                  
     requiring a health care insurer to offer coverage for the                                                                  
     treatment of alcoholism or drug abuse; providing continuity                                                                
     of coverage for college students during medically necessary                                                                
     leaves of absence from college; requiring health care                                                                      
     insurers in the group market to provide parity in the                                                                      
     application of mental health and substance abuse benefits                                                                  
     that comply with federal requirements; amending the                                                                        
     definition of 'dentist' to include out-of-state dentists for                                                               
     purposes of certain dental insurance requirements; and                                                                     
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                           Chapter 55, SLA 2009                                                                                
                        Effective Date: See Chapter                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SB 1                                                                                                                          
Message was received stating the Governor signed the following bill                                                             
on July 9 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                                                              
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                   CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 1(FIN) "An Act                                                                       
             increasing the minimum hourly wage; and providing                                                                 
         for an effective date."                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                           Chapter 56, SLA 2009                                                                                
                          Effective Date: 7/24/09                                                                              
SB 58                                                                                                                         
Message was received stating the Governor signed the following bill                                                             
on July 9 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                                                              
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing: