Key Votes
HB 2625 - Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception - Key Vote
Arizona Key Votes
Russ Jones voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Russ Jones made in this general time period.
Stages
- May 11, 2012 Executive Signed
- April 25, 2012 Senate Conference Report Adopted
- April 19, 2012 House Conference Report Adopted
- April 12, 2012 House Nonconcurrence Vote Passed
- April 12, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- March 28, 2012 Senate Bill Failed
- March 1, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Jan. 18, 2012 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - May 11, 2012
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (Senate) (19-9) - April 25, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
Vote to pass a bill that exempts "religiously affiliated employers" from providing health insurance coverage for contraception based on a religious objection.
- Authorizes a “religiously affiliated employer” to require an insurance company to provide a contract without coverage for prescribed drugs or services used as contraceptives and outpatient contraceptive services due to religious objections of the “religiously affiliated employer” (Secs. 1-5).
- Defines a “religiously affiliated employer” as an entity that either (Secs. 1- 5):
- Primarily employs people who share the religious beliefs of the entity;
- Primarily serves people who share the religious beliefs of the entity; and
- Is a non-profit organization; or
- Is an entity whose articles of incorporation “clearly state” that it is a “religiously motivated organization” whose religious beliefs are “central” to the organization's operating principles.
- Requires health-care providers to provide coverage for prescription contraceptive methods ordered by a health-care provider for medical purposes besides the following uses (Secs. 1-5):
- Contraception;
- Abortifacient;
- Abortion; and
- Sterilization.
- Authorizes religiously affiliated employer to require employees to first pay for prescription contraceptive methods and then submit a claim to a health care services organization along with providing evidence that the prescription is necessary for a medical purpose other than those prohibited by the objections of the employer(Secs. 1-5).
- Prohibits a religiously affiliated employer from obtaining a employee's protected health information (Secs.1-5).
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (House) (36-21) - April 19, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
Vote to pass a bill that exempts "religiously affiliated employers" from providing health insurance coverage for contraception based on a religious objection.
- Authorizes the following entities to refuse to provide health insurance coverage for specific items or services if doing so would violate the entity’s religious beliefs (Sec. 1-5):
- Employers;
- Hospital service corporations;
- Medical service corporations;
- Dental and optometric service corporations; and
- Other entities.
- Requires the entity to file a written affidavit with the insurance company stating the objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).
- Exempts prescription contraceptive methods from the provisions of this bill, provided that they have been prescribed by a health care provider for medical purposes and not for any of the following purposes (Secs. 1-5):
- Contraceptive;
- Abortifacient;
- Abortion; or
- Sterilization.
- Authorizes an employer or other entity offering an insurance plan to require the subscriber to first pay for a prescription and then submit a claim to the entity for reimbursement with evidence that the prescription is not being used for a purpose included in the entity's written objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).
- Prohibits an employer from obtaining an employee’s protected health information (Sec. 1-5).
- Specifies that this act does not restrict or limit any protections against employment discrimination that exist in current federal or state law (Sec. 1-5).
Legislation - Nonconcurrence Vote Passed (House) - April 12, 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (17-13) - April 12, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
Vote to pass a bill that exempts "religiously affiliated employers" from providing health insurance coverage for contraception based on a religious objection.
- Authorizes the following entities to refuse to provide health insurance coverage for specific items or services if doing so would violate the entity’s religious beliefs (Sec. 1-5):
- Employers;
- Hospital service corporations;
- Medical service corporations;
- Dental and optometric service corporations; and
- Other entities.
- Requires the entity to file a written affidavit with the insurance company stating the objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).
- Exempts prescription contraceptive methods from the provisions of this bill, provided that they have been prescribed by a health care provider for medical purposes and not for any of the following purposes (Secs. 1-5):
- Contraceptive;
- Abortifacient;
- Abortion; or
- Sterilization.
- Authorizes an employer or other entity offering an insurance plan to require the subscriber to first pay for a prescription and then submit a claim to the entity for reimbursement with evidence that the prescription is not being used for a purpose included in the entity's written objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).
- Prohibits an employer from obtaining an employee’s protected health information (Sec. 1-5).
- Specifies that this act does not restrict or limit any protections against employment discrimination that exist in current federal or state law (Sec. 1-5).
NOTE: THIS VOTE RECONSIDERS A PREVIOUS VOTE.
Legislation - Bill Failed (Senate) (13-17) - March 28, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes employers to refuse to provide health insurance coverage of contraception due to religious objections.
- Authorizes the following entities to refuse to provide health insurance coverage for specific items or services if doing so would violate the entity’s religious beliefs (Sec. 1-5):
- Employers;
- Hospital service corporations;
- Medical service corporations;
- Dental and optometric service corporations; and
- Other entities.
- Requires the entity to file a written affidavit with the insurance company stating the objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).
- Exempts prescription contraceptive methods from the provisions of this bill, provided that they have been prescribed by a health care provider for medical purposes and not for any of the following purposes (Secs. 1-5):
- Contraceptive;
- Abortifacient;
- Abortion; or
- Sterilization.
- Authorizes an employer or other entity offering an insurance plan to require the subscriber to first pay for a prescription and then submit a claim to the entity for reimbursement with evidence that the prescription is not being used for a purpose included in the entity's written objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).
- Prohibits an employer from obtaining an employee’s protected health information (Sec. 1-5).
- Specifies that this act does not restrict or limit any protections against employment discrimination that exist in current federal or state law (Sec. 1-5).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (39-18) - March 1, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes employers to refuse to provide health insurance coverage of contraception due to religious objections.
- Authorizes employers to refuse to provide health insurance coverage of contraception due to religious beliefs or moral convictions, whereas existing law limited the authorization to religious employers (Secs. 1-5).
- Exempts prescription contraceptive methods when prescribed by a health care provider for medical purposes other than (Secs. 1-5):
- Contraceptive;
- Abortifacient;
- Abortion; or
- Sterilization.
- Requires a claim to be submitted with evidence that a prescription is not, in whole or in part, for contraceptive purposes before an employer with a religious or moral objection is required to provide health care coverage for the prescription (Secs. 1-5).
- Repeals the requirement that prohibits religious employers from discriminating against an employee who independently obtains insurance coverage or prescriptions for contraception (Secs. 1-5).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 18, 2012
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Brenda J. Barton (AZ - R)
- John Kavanagh (AZ - R)
- Justin Olson (AZ - R)
- Justin Pierce (AZ - R)
- Frank M. Pratt (AZ - R)
- Terri Proud (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)