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CS/CS/HB 1639: Gender and Biological Sex

GENERAL BILL by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ; Select Committee on Health Innovation ; Bankson ; Black ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Plakon ; Yeager

Gender and Biological Sex; Defines "sex"; requires certain applications & licenses to indicate person's sex, rather than gender; provides requirements for health insurance policies, group health insurance policies, health benefit plans, & health maintenance contracts relating to coverage for sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures & certain mental health & therapeutic services.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2024 House • Filed
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/13/2024 House • Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation
    • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    • Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation
    1/18/2024 House • Added to Select Committee on Health Innovation agenda
    1/22/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Select Committee on Health Innovation
    1/23/2024 House • Reported out of Select Committee on Health Innovation
    1/24/2024 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/25/2024 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    1/30/2024 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
    2/1/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    2/2/2024 House • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    2/3/2024 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    2/5/2024 House • Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    • Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    2/20/2024 House • Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
    2/22/2024 House • Favorable by Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    2/23/2024 House • Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/26/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
    2/29/2024 House • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 755937 Failed
    • Amendment 980525 Failed
    • Amendment 037901 Failed
    • Amendment 135825 Failed
    • Amendment 901105 Failed
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    3/1/2024 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 75, NAYS 33
    3/1/2024 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Rules
    • Received
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Rules

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  • CS/CS/HB 1639, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2024 at 9:54 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Infrastructure Strategies Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/23/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1233 Biological Sex Black Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Health & Human Services Committee

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    655069 - Amendment
    Remove lines 33-149
    Nixon 2/21/2024
    2:55 PM
    Failed to Adopt
    2/22/2024
    PDF
    360247 - Amendment
    Remove lines 165-237 and insert:
    Eskamani 2/21/2024
    2:57 PM
    Failed to Adopt
    2/22/2024
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    755937 - Amendment
    Remove lines 33-149 and insert:
    Nixon 2/27/2024
    1:37 PM
    House: Failed
    2/29/2024
    PDF
    980525 - Amendment
    Remove lines 41-149 and insert:
    Harris 2/27/2024
    2:09 PM
    House: Failed
    2/29/2024
    PDF
    037901 - Amendment
    Remove lines 155-222 and insert:
    Skidmore 2/27/2024
    3:41 PM
    House: Failed
    2/29/2024
    PDF
    135825 - Amendment
    Remove lines 165-237 and insert:
    Eskamani 2/27/2024
    12:52 PM
    House: Failed
    2/29/2024
    PDF
    901105 - Amendment
    Remove line 240 and insert:
    Harris 2/27/2024
    3:55 PM
    House: Failed
    2/29/2024
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/1/2024 2:25 PM House 75 Yeas - 33 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    322.01 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    322.051 Identification cards. Page 2 (pdf)
    322.08 Application for license; requirements for license and identification card forms. Page 5 (pdf)
    322.14 Licenses issued to drivers. Page 6 (pdf)
    627.6411 Page 7 (pdf)
    627.657 Provisions of group health insurance policies. Page 7 (pdf)
    627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act. Page 8 (pdf)
    641.31 Health maintenance contracts. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1639, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/24/2024 at 8:47 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1233 Biological Sex Black Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Health & Human Services Committee

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    150619 - Amendment
    Between lines 168 and 169, insert:
    Bankson 1/31/2024
    8:03 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/1/2024
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    322.01 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    322.051 Identification cards. Page 2 (pdf)
    322.08 Application for license; requirements for license and identification card forms. Page 5 (pdf)
    322.14 Licenses issued to drivers. Page 6 (pdf)
    627.6411 Page 7 (pdf)
    627.657 Provisions of group health insurance policies. Page 7 (pdf)
    627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act. Page 8 (pdf)
    641.31 Health maintenance contracts. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • HB 1639, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2024 at 10:12 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Select Committee on Health Innovation (Post-Meeting) 1/23/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1233 Biological Sex Black Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Health & Human Services Committee

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    571675 - Amendment
    Between lines 30 and 31, insert:
    Tramont 1/21/2024
    5:51 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/22/2024
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    322.051 Identification cards. Page 2 (pdf)
    322.08 Application for license; requirements for license and identification card forms. Page 5 (pdf)
    322.14 Licenses issued to drivers. Page 5 (pdf)
    627.6411 Page 6 (pdf)
    627.657 Provisions of group health insurance policies. Page 7 (pdf)
    627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act. Page 8 (pdf)
    641.31 Health maintenance contracts. Page 9 (pdf)

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