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	<YEAR>2008</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO REQUIRE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, INCLUDING COVERAGE UNDER THE STATE AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN, FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; TO DEFINE "AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER" AS AN AUTISTIC DISORDER, ASPERGER'S SYNDROME, OR PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>02/19/08 at 19:13</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>H</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM> 487</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>House Bill  487</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>HB 487</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>H</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2008</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Insurance</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>T</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/IN.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Appropriations</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>F</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/AP.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Akins</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../House_authors/Akins.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Eaton</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Eaton.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Aldridge</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Aldridge.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Baker (8th)</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Baker_(8th).xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Barker</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Barker.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Brown</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Brown.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Buck</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Buck.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Burnett</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Burnett.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Calhoun</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Calhoun.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Carpenter</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Carpenter.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Chism</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Chism.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Clarke</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Clarke.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Cockerham</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Cockerham.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>DuVall</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/DuVall.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Fillingane</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Fillingane.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Gadd</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Gadd.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Gardner</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Gardner.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Hamilton (6th)</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Hamilton_(6th).xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Holloway</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Holloway.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Howell</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Howell.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Huddleston (15th)</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Huddleston_(15th).xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Huddleston (30th)</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Huddleston_(30th).xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Janus</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Janus.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Jones</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Jones.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Lane</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Lane.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Martinson</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Martinson.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Mayhall</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Mayhall.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Mayo</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Mayo.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>McBride</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/McBride.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Middleton</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Middleton.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Moore</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Moore.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Nowell</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Nowell.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Perkins</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Perkins.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Pigott</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Pigott.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Puckett</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Puckett.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Read</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Read.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Rogers (14th)</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Rogers_(14th).xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Shows</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Shows.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Smith (39th)</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Smith_(39th).xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Staples</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Staples.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Stevens</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Stevens.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Sullivan</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Sullivan.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Thomas</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Thomas.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Upshaw</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Upshaw.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Ward</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Ward.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Whittington</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Whittington.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/30 (H) Referred To Insurance;Appropriations</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/19 (H) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2008/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0487IN.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2008/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0487IN.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2008/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0487IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2008/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0487IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<VETOMSG>
			<VETO_PDF>../../../../documents/2008/pdf/veto/HB0424.pdf</VETO_PDF>
			<VETO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2008/html/veto/HB0424.htm</VETO_OTHER>
		</VETOMSG>
	</DOCUMENTS>
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