Kentucky Senate Bill 30 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Passed on March 19 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-19 - signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 029)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to cover genetic tests for cancer that are recommended by certain health care providers if the recommendation is consistent with certain genetic testing guidelines; establish that the section shall not be construed to limit coverage required by Section 2 of the Act or any other law; amend KRS 304.17A-257 to reduce the age required for colorectal cancer examination and testing coverage from fifty (50) to forty-five(45); make technical amendments; establish that the section shall not be construed to limit coverage required by Section 1 of the Act or any other law; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

AN ACT relating to cancer prevention through insurance coverage for screening and appropriate genetic testing.

Sen. Ralph Alvarado [R]	Sen. Julian Carroll [D]	Sen. Perry Clark [D]	Sen. C.B. Embry [R]
Sen. Rick Girdler [R]	Sen. Denise Harper Angel [D]	Sen. Reginald Thomas [D]	Sen. Johnny Turner [D]

2019-03-07 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 267 (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 832 (Y: 33 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-19	Senate	signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 029)
2019-03-07	Senate	delivered to Governor
2019-03-07	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2019-03-07	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2019-03-07	Senate	received in Senate
2019-03-07	House	3rd reading, passed 98-1
2019-03-06	House	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2019
2019-02-28	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2019-02-27	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2019-02-25	House	posted in committee
2019-02-25	House	to Banking & Insurance (H)
2019-02-22	House	received in House
2019-02-21	Senate	3rd reading, passed 33-3
2019-02-21	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 21, 2019
2019-02-20	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2019-02-19	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2019-01-09	Senate	to Banking & Insurance (S)
2019-01-08	Senate	introduced in Senate
2018-12-13	Senate	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/sb30.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/sb30/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/sb30/bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/19RS/sb30/FN.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/sb30/vote_history.pdf