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Bill History:
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.
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Media:
- Read Autism Bill Goes to Parkinson - The Topeka Capital-Journal, March 31, 2010
- Read Kansas Takes First Step Toward Mandating Insurance Coverage for Autism - The Kansas City Star, March 31, 2010
- Watch Autism Legislation - I Made it On TV - WIBW, January 28, 2010
- Read Representative Nile Dillmore's Letter to the Editor, Help Autistic Kids Get Care - The Wichita Eagle, April 26, 2009
- Video: Parents Fight for Autism Insurance - KSNT News, March 5, 2009
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