BELLOCK-JOHNSON,TOM-STEPHENS-HARTKE-FEIGENHOLTZ, HULTGREN, KRAUSE, SILVA, DELGADO AND KENNER. (FAWELL) New Act Creates the Low Income Uninsured Health Coverage Act. Creates a program to provide for grants to at least 5 communities around the State for development of demonstration projects providing access to health care coverage for low income uninsured residents of the State who are not eligible for other types of medical coverage to be administered by the Department of Public Aid. Provides that by the end of the demonstration period, the Governor shall submit to the General Assembly a plan for providing for the health insurance needs of low income, uninsured residents of the State. Sets out who is eligible to participate as a provider in the project and the criteria for selection of providers. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. In a provision regarding the selection criteria for projects under this Act, provides that the Director of the Department of Public Aid shall ensure, to the extent feasible, that the selected projects meet the listed criteria. Adds as projects meeting the selection criteria those which represent a variety of communities around the State that are broadly representative of the communities in the State, in terms of location, population, size, diversity, and access to health care. 99-02-22 H FIRST READING 99-02-22 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CHLDRN YOUTH 99-02-24 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JOHNSON,TOM 99-02-24 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR STEPHENS 99-02-24 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FLOWERS 99-02-24 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HULTGREN 99-03-01 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LANG 99-03-03 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HCHY 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-11 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-BELLOCK 99-03-11 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-11 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-12 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO HARTKE 99-03-12 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO FEIGENHOLTZ 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HULTGREN 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KRAUSE 99-03-12 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-BELLOCK 99-03-12 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL 99-03-12 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-BELLOCK 99-03-16 H ADOPTED 99-03-16 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SILVA 99-03-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DELGADO 99-03-17 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-000 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KENNER 99-03-18 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-18 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-19 99-03-19 S CHIEF SPONSOR FAWELL 99-03-19 S FIRST READING 99-03-19 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary