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Committee passes SB409 (mammogram coverage) out favorably, 6-3
Summary
After closing the SB147 hearing, the committee moved to Senate Bill 409 on mammogram coverage. Senator Fagg moved and Senator Haley seconded to pass the bill favorably; the committee recorded the motion as passed by voice and the chair announced a 6-to-3 result.
After closing the SB147 hearing, the Kansas Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance took up Senate Bill 409, a measure on mammogram coverage.
Senator Fagg moved to pass SB409 favorably and Senator Haley seconded. During brief discussion Senator Gossage said she would vote no because of concerns about the mandate’s cost to insurers and its effect on premiums; she noted that while diagnostic testing is important, a mandate that requires insurers to pay without copays could be costly.
The committee voted by voice; the chair announced the motion passed and stated the tally as "6 to 3." No roll-call vote listing individual senator votes was recorded in the transcript.
The committee adjourned, and the chair announced hearings scheduled for the next day on three additional bills.
