Currently, the new federal health care reform law requires individual states to operate and maintain "health insurance exchanges." Health insurance plans offering abortion coverage are allowed to participate in a state's exchange and to receive federal subsidies unless the Legislature affirmatively opts out of offering these plans.
This bill would specifically provide that the State of Alabama affirmatively opts out of allowing abortion coverage by exchange participating health plans.
Pending third reading on day 28 Favorable from Health
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 643
Motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 642
Coleman Amendment Offered
Rules Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 641.
Third Reading Passed
Reed request to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair Granted
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health
Source: Alabama Legislature