Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2024-03-20 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2024-03-20 House Journal Page 1884 HB 17 The following was before the House in second reading with Amendment No. 15 moved and pending: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 17(HSS) am "An Act relating to insurance coverage for contraceptives and related services; relating to medical assistance coverage for contraceptives and related services; and providing for an effective date." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 15. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 16 was offered by Representative Eastman: 2024-03-20 House Journal Page 1885 Page 3, lines 3 - 15: Delete all material and insert: "(h) A health care insurer that offers, issues for delivery, delivers, or renews in the state a health care insurance plan in the group market to a religious employer is exempt from the requirements of this section with respect to the health care insurance plan of the religious employer if the religious employer opposes the coverage required under this section and is (1) an organization that meets the criteria set out in 26 U.S.C. 6033(a)(3)(A)(i) or (iii) (Internal Revenue Code of 1986), as amended; or (2) a member of an organization that meets the criteria of (1) of this subsection." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 16 be adopted. Representative Stapp objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 16 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 17(HSS) am Second Reading Amendment No. 16 YEAS: 6 NAYS: 34 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Eastman, Rauscher, Tilton, Tomaszewski Nays: Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 16 was not adopted. Amendment No. 17 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 3, line 2, following "dependents.": Insert "However, the insurer shall make coverage of prescription 2024-03-20 House Journal Page 1886 contraceptives contingent on notification of the primary insured before a minor is initially administered or dispensed prescription contraceptives." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 17 be adopted. Representative Carrick objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 17 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 17(HSS) am Second Reading Amendment No. 17 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 28 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Eastman, D.Johnson, Rauscher, Saddler, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, C.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Ruffridge, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 17 was not adopted. Representative Vance moved and asked unanimous consent to rescind previous action in failing to adopt Amendment No. 1 (page 1872). There was objection. The question being: "Shall the House rescind previous action in failing to adopt Amendment No 1?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 17(HSS) am Second Reading Rescind Previous Action in failing to adopt Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2024-03-20 House Journal Page 1887 Yeas: Allard, Carpenter, Coulombe, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Cronk, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, the motion failed. Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 17(HSS) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. CSHB 17(HSS) am will advance to third reading on tomorrow's calendar.