House committee refuses to hear domestic violence bill

[Nik]

http://oklahomacitizen.org/2010/04/06/house-committee-refuses-hear-domestic-violence-bill

This is pretty upsetting. I don't know how a law like this would not be passed. The blog I got this from is a liberal-oriented blog so I wanted to read the actual text of the law to see if there was something in it that I could be opposed to. Nope, its exactly as described. Here is the actual text of the bill:

SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6060.10 of Title 36, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  1.  No health benefit plan shall deny coverage, refuse to issue or renew, cancel or otherwise terminate, restrict or exclude any person from any health benefit plan issued or renewed on or after November 1, 2010, on the basis of the applicant's or insured's status as a victim of domestic abuse as defined in Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
2.  No health benefit plan shall deny a claim on the basis of the insured's status as a victim of domestic violence.
3.  Domestic abuse shall not be considered to be a preexisting condition.
B.  As used in this section, "health benefit plan" means individual or group coverage, a not-for-profit hospital or medical service or indemnity plan, a prepaid health plan, a health maintenance organization plan, a preferred provider organization plan, the State and Education Employees Group Health Insurance Plan, any program funded under Title XIX of the Social Security Act or such other publicly funded program, and coverage provided by a Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) or employee self-insured plan except as exempt under federal ERISA provisions.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2010.

http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/WebApplication2/WebForm1.aspx?Bill=SB1251

[custosnox]

http://oklahomacitizen.org/2010/04/06/house-committee-refuses-hear-domestic-violence-bill

This is pretty upsetting. I don't know how a law like this would not be passed. The blog I got this from is a liberal-oriented blog so I wanted to read the actual text of the law to see if there was something in it that I could be opposed to. Nope, its exactly as described. Here is the actual text of the bill:

http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/WebApplication2/WebForm1.aspx?Bill=SB1251

Just reading what you have posted hedre, this is not a domestic violence bill, it is a health bill.  That is a big difference.  Having a line of text that says domestic violence does not mean that is what the bill is about

[cannon_fodder]

Nik, the legislator is too busy passing laws to put religious minuments up, put rapists to death, opt out of federal laws, and ignore the commerce clause, to pass something that won't be thrown out.

But hey, we did ban texting while driving (previously banned as wreckless driving, failure to keep a safe lookout, and failure to use ordinary care).  Maybe we can ban bjs while driving, blind driving, and driving while beating children in the back seat.  We need a comprehensive list of what can distract a driver.

/stupid law makers

[Gaspar]

Nik, the legislator is too busy passing laws to put religious minuments up, put rapists to death, opt out of federal laws, and ignore the commerce clause, to pass something that won't be thrown out.

But hey, we did ban texting while driving (previously banned as wreckless driving, failure to keep a safe lookout, and failure to use ordinary care).  Maybe we can ban bjs while driving, blind driving, and driving while beating children in the back seat.  We need a comprehensive list of what can distract a driver.

/stupid law makers

Ban fast food while driving. 

Kill two birds with one stone.

[Nik]

Just reading what you have posted hedre, this is not a domestic violence bill, it is a health bill.  That is a big difference.  Having a line of text that says domestic violence does not mean that is what the bill is about

That makes sense, but doesn't change anything.