Kansas Bill History

May 17, 2012: Parliamentary procedure to force HB.2764 out of the Senate  Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee and on to the Senate floor falls short by two votes

March 21, 2012; HB.2764 approved 92-30 by House; moves to Senate

March 14, 2012: HB.2764 voted out of House Insurance Committee

February 21, 2012: House Bill 2764, which would expand 2010 law to include fully funded health plans, introduced in the House; referred to House Insurance Committee

April 19, 2010: Governor Parkinson signs autism insurance reform bill into law.  Autism Speaks pledges to  keep working to expand coverage.

March 30, 2010: Senate Substitute House Bill 2160 passed by the full House.  The bill now heads to the Governor.

March 18, 2010: Senate Substitute House Bill 2160 is passed by the full Senate.

March 16, 2010: Autism insurance reform bill passed by Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee. The bill number was changed to Senate Substitute House Bill 2160. 

January 27, 2010: Autism Speaks joins KCAL for a "Capitol Push Day for Kate's Law"!

January 11, 2010: Kate's Law (SB 12/HB 2367) reintroduced.

May 6, 2009: 2009 legislative session ends without passage of Kate's Law.  

April 3, 2009 - Motion submitted to the House Insurance Committee to move Kate's Law (HB 2367) out of Committee and send to the House floor.

March 19, 2009 - House Insurance Committee holds hearing on Kate's Law (HB 2367). No vote is held.

March 5, 2009 - Autism insurance reform bill, House Bill 2367 (Kate's Law), introduced in the State House.  The bill is referred to the House Insurance Committee.

January 29, 2009 - Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee holds hearing on Kate's Law (SB 12).  No vote is held. 

January 12, 2009 - Autism insurance reform bill, Senate Bill 12 (Kate's Law), introduced in State Senate. The bill is referred to the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee.