2022 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0498: Coverage for Hearing Aids for Children

Legislative Summary

Requiring certain individual health insurance policies to provide coverage for hearing aids for certain children 18 years of age or younger under certain circumstances; requiring certain individual health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for hearing aids for certain children 18 years of age or younger under certain circumstances; specifying certain coverage requirements; providing an exception, etc.

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Bill History

10/14/2021
Filed
Senate
11/3/2021
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Appropriations
Senate
1/7/2022
On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/12/22, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
1/11/2022
Introduced
Senate
1/12/2022
CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Senate
1/13/2022
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
1/13/2022
Now in Health Policy
Senate
1/14/2022
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/19/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
1/18/2022
CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
Senate
1/19/2022
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
1/19/2022
Now in Appropriations
Senate
1/24/2022
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 01/27/22, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
1/27/2022
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
Senate
1/28/2022
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
1/31/2022
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/03/22
Senate
2/3/2022
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/3/2022
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/3/2022
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
Senate
2/3/2022
Immediately certified
Senate
2/3/2022
In Messages
House of Representatives
3/12/2022
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
House of Representatives
3/14/2022
Died in Messages
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #737986

1/10/2022Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#5
2/3/2022
36
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations
1/27/2022
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health Policy
1/19/2022
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Banking and Insurance
1/12/2022
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/14/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/13/20227.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text10/14/20218.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/28/2022526.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/26/2022526.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/19/2022523.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/18/2022523.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/13/2022516.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/10/2022513.4 KB