Alabama
HB 647: to require reporting on benign brain tumors in the Alabama Statewide Cancer Registry.
Status: in committee.
www.legislature.state.al.us
HJR 219: designates Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and Prostate Cancer Screening Month.
Status: in committee.
www.legislature.state.al.us
Arkansas
SB 31: to create breast cancer and prostate cancer early detection programs.
Status: in committee.
www.arkleg.state.ar.us
California
AB 1193: to establish mammography patient best care principles.
Status: in committee.
www.leginfo.ca.gov
AB 1447: relates to the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 that prohibits knowingly and intentionally exposing any individual to a chemical known to cause cancer
Status: in committee.
www.leginfo.ca.gov
AB 2129: to provide prostate cancer treatment and diagnostic services.
Status: in committee.
www.leginfo.ca.gov
ACR 103: recognizes the importance of breast cancer and awareness of breast cancer
Status: in committee.
www.leginfo.ca.gov
AJR 53: memorializes the President and the Congress of the US to enact legislation to extend the Breast Cancer Research Stamp Program for two years.
Status: in committee.
www.leginfo.ca.gov
SB 797: to provide coverage for cancer screening tests under existing law.
Status: in committee.
www.leginfo.ca.gov
Connecticut
SB 2: to provide early detection and treatment referral services for ovarian cancer to unserved or underserved populations.
Status: in committee.
www.cga.state.ct.us
SB 346: to require health insurance coverage for ovarian cancer screening.
Status: in committee.
www.cga.state.ct.us
SB 365: prohibits employment discrimination based on genetic information.
Status: in committee.
www.cga.state.ct.us
SB 558: to ensure that younger women with significant family histories of breast cancer be eligible for preventive services under the Connecticut Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.
Status: in committee.
www.cga.state.ct.us
Florida
SB 1092: relates to mammogram health insurance coverage
Status: in committee.
www.leg.state.fl.us
SB 1114: relates to breast cancer treatment.
Status: in committee.
www.leg.state.fl.us
SB 1116: relates to healthcare delivery and research.
Status: in committee.
www.leg.state.fl.us
Hawaii
HB 515: to establish breast and cervical cancer treatment programs to assist women who are diagnosed by the Hawaiian Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program but who are not eligible for Medicaid coverage by the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000.
Status: in committee.
www.capitol.hawaii.gov
Illinois
HB 3607: appropriates $2 million dollars from the General Revenue Fund for research in various areas including breast cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.il.us
HB 4149: creates the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Fund and provides for issuance of ovarian cancer awareness license plates.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.il.us
SB 418: to provide that coverage under the Insurance Code, Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plan must cover all generally medically accepted cancer screening tests.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.il.us
SB 419: to prohibit insurers from denying or canceling coverage solely because the insured or proposed insured is a breast cancer survivor or has a family history of breast cancer or both.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.il.us
HB0072: Creates the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Fund. Provides for the issuance of Ovarian Cancer Awareness license plates
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.il.us
HB4296: Creates the Prostate Cancer Research Continuing Appropriation Act to provide a continuing annual appropriation from the Prostate Cancer Research Fund to the Department of Public Health for the purpose of making grants to public and private entities for prostate cancer research.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.il.us
SB292: Creates the Illinois American Cancer Society Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to provides for the issuance of American Cancer Society license plates.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.il.us
Iowa
HB 104: to require third party payors of health expenses to provide coverage for screening tests for women who are at risk for ovarian cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.ia.us
HB 378: prohibits certain uses of genetic information.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.ia.us
HB 526: establishes breast cancer research special motor vehicle registration plates.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.ia.us
Kentucky
SB 19: to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screenings in accordance with guidelines of the American Cancer Society.
www.lrc.state.ky.us
SB 84: to require the Transportation Cabinet to begin issuing special breast cancer license plates on January 1, 2005.
Status: in committee.
www.lrc.state.ky.us
Massachusetts
HB 170: relates to health insurance coverage for screening for prostate cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.state.ma.us
HB 1121: to provide that coverage for PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood tests for the detection of prostate cancer be included in health insurance policies.
Status: in committee.
www.state.ma.us
HB 1515: to provide health insurance coverage for diagnostic screening for prostate cancer
Status: in committee.
www.state.ma.us
SB 926: to provide for greater insurance coverage for prostate cancer exams.
Status: in committee.
www.state.ma.us
SB 928: relates to legislation relative to insurance coverage for mammograms.
Status: in committee.
www.state.ma.us
Michigan
HB 4463: to create state-sponsored fundraising registration license plates for cancer. awareness
Status: in committee.
www.michiganlegislature.org
SB 598: to provide for specialty license plates for promoting awareness of breast cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.michiganlegislature.org
Minnesota
HB 1657: extends health coverage to include surveillance tests for ovarian cancer for women at risk.
Status: in committee.
www.leg.state.mn.us
Mississippi
HB 64: relates to genetic discrimination in health insurance
Status: in committee.
www.ls.state.ms.us
HB 70: relates to genetic information; prohibits discrimination by health benefit plans.
Status: in committee.
www.ls.state.ms.us
HB 182: relates to genetic testing and discrimination
Status: in committee.
www.ls.state.ms.us
Missouri
SB 493: relates to genetic screening.
Status: in committee.
www.moga.state.mo.us
SB 1046: relates to 'friends of kids with cancer' special license plates.
Status: in committee.
www.moga.state.mo.us
New Jersey
AB 275: dedicates funds from the Tobacco Settlement Fund to tobacco use prevention and cessation services.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
AB 1364: appropriates $75,000 from the Tobacco Settlement Fund for a grant to Screen for Life of Morris County.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
AB1489: to establish targeted breast cancer education and screening initiatives in the Department of Health and Senior Services; appropriates $75,000.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
AB 1733: to prove supplemental appropriations from the Tobacco Settlement Fund to the Department of Health and Senior Services for pediatric cancer treatment and research.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
AB 1737: to establish a 5-year Breast Cancer Screening Grant Fund Program in the Department of Health and Senior Services; appropriates $3.8 million from the Tobacco Settlement Fund each year for 5 years.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
AB 1885: to require health insurance coverage for scalp hair prostheses and for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
AB 1950: to establish a breast cancer screening access program in the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
AB 2014: to require health insurance coverage for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
AB 2018: to provide a supplemental appropriation of $10 million for breast cancer screening in the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
AB 2690: establishes and appropriates funds to the Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education, and Research Program in the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
AB 2693: to allocate $75,000 from the Cancer Screening Early Detection and Education Program for lung cancer in women activities.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
AB2757: establishes ovarian cancer public awareness campaign in the Depart of Health and Senior Services.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
AB 4051: to require insurance coverage for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women at high risk for breast cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
SB 236: establishes and appropriates funds to the Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education, and Research Program in the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
SB 605: to allocate $75,000 from the Cancer Screening Early Detection and Education Program for lung cancer in women activities.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
SB 2425: to require insurers and the State Health Benefits program to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
SB 2689: to require physicians to inform patients diagnosed with breast cancer of treatment options.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us
New Mexico
SM 2: that September be designated Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month in New Mexico.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.nm.us
New York
AB 280: to prohibit insurance companies from denying or canceling life and disability coverage based upon genetic information.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 580: creates a "stop prostate cancer" distinctive license plate and applies revenues to prostate and testicular cancer research and education fund.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 671: to require certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diagnostic testing of ovarian cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 1557: to provide for corporate tax check-off and personal income tax check-off for gifts for colon cancer education; established Colon Cancer Education Fund.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 2203: allocates 5% of tobacco settlement fund for cancer and heart research and education.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 3033: to require providers of health care policies to provide coverage for colorectal cancer early detection.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 3543: requires state to annually appropriate additional monies to the breast cancer research and educational fund.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 3638: to require mapping of breast cancer in the state.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 4002: adds six persons who have or have had breast cancer and are active in community-based breast cancer organizations to the health science research board.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 4135: to create Play for the Cure breast cancer education lottery to fund breast cancer educational projects.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 4314: to provide for corporate tax check-off and personal income tax check-off for colon cancer research and education.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 4519: extends medical assistance to persons with breast and cervical cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 4657: to create a breast cancer registry and to require that the Department of Health be responsible for investigation and research concerning the causes, prevention, early detection, and treatment of breast cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 4953: to require accident and health insurance policies to cover costs of genetic testing of persons with a family history of cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 5425: adds ten persons who have or had breast cancer, or advocate for persons with breast cancer to the health research science board.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 5497: changes reference from "physician" to "health care practitioner" for purposes of making written referrals for second medical opinion of specialist.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 5508: relates to labeling of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 5705: provides that physicians must inform patients of alternative treatments for cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 5937: directs the Commissioners of Environmental Conservation and Health to produce an environmental facility and cancer incidence map on the basis of a database to be completed.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 6058: lowers the age for which diagnostic screening for prostate cancer shall be covered by health insurance for men without family history or risk from 50 to 40.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 6317: authorizes awarding of grants to community-based agencies and organizations that provide counseling, education and outreach programs for women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 6459: directs the granting of excused leave to a public officer or employee of the state to undertake screening for prostate cancer and colon cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 6927: grants leave to public officers for screening for prostate cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 7927: lowers age for required coverage of annual mammograms for women aged 40 and over covered under health and accidental insurance.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 9568: relates to labeling of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 9703: creates a "stop prostate cancer" distinctive license plate program and applies revenues to the prostate and testicular cancer research and education fund.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 9940: relates to directing the granting of excused leave to public officers and employees of this state to undertake screening for colon cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 10003: extends to employees of any county excused leave to undertake a screening for breast cancer, up to four hours annually, without charge to any other leave.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 10758: to require certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diagnostic testing for ovarian cancer, creates the breast cancer registry and makes appropriations.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 10942: provides for corporate franchise and personal income tax check-offs for taxpayer gifts for lung cancer education and prevention; sets up education/prevention fund.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 10970: provides insurance coverage for male cancer patients facing involuntary sterilization.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 10994: authorizes the dormitory authority to provide financing for the 34th Street Cancer Center, Inc., a support organization of the NYU Hospitals Center.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 11326: establishes a task force on cervical cancer prevention, detection, and education and provides for its membership, functions, powers, and duties.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 11509: authorizes the practice of certain professions in the state without a license for the purpose of providing services for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 11525: to provide for dormitory authority financing for the Preventive Medicine Institute, doing business as Strang Cancer Prevention Center.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
AB 11669: enables taxpayers to make a gift for prostate cancer research, detection and education on such taxpayer's income tax return.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 125: sets up a personal income and corporate franchise tax check off box on tax return forms for gifts to the prostate and testicular cancer research and education fund.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 129: creates a "stop prostate cancer" distinctive license plate and applies revenues to prostate and testicular cancer research and education fund.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 831: to provide for corporate tax check-off and personal income tax check-off for colon cancer research and education.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 1196: changes reference from "physician" to "health care practitioner" for purposes of making written referrals for second medical opinion of specialist.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 1795: relates to coverage for inpatient hospital care and provides that such care shall be for such length of time as determined by physician and patient.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 2101: grants leave to public officers for screening for prostate cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 2480: adds ten persons who have or had breast cancer, or advocate for persons with breast cancer to the health research science board.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 2653: to provide that physicians must inform patients of alternative treatments for cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 2664: lowers age (from 50 to 40 years) for which diagnostic screening for prostate cancer is covered by health insurers for women without a family history of cancer or without other cancer risk factors.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 2817: adds six persons who have or had breast cancer, and are active in community-based breast cancer organizations to the health research science board.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 2839: authorizes awarding of grants by commissioner of health for breast cancer counseling, education and outreach programs to community-based agencies and organizations.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 2896: requires healthcare providers to provide coverage for colon cancer screening.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 3652: directs the commissioners of environmental conservation and health to produce an environmental facility and cancer incidence map.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 6147: to provide insurance coverage for male cancer patients facing involuntary sterilization.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 6206: enables taxpayers to make a gift for prostate cancer research, detection and education on such taxpayer's income tax return.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 6390: to provide for corporate franchise and personal income tax check-offs for taxpayer gifts for colon cancer education; sets up colon cancer education fund.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 6628: to provide for corporate franchise and personal income tax check-offs for taxpayer gifts for lung cancer education and prevention; sets up education/prevention fund.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 6842: extends to employees of any county excused leave to undertake a screening for breast cancer, up to four hours annually, without charge to any other leave.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 6931: to require certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diagnostic testing for ovarian cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 7049: directs the Nassau health care corporation to establish a cancer early detection and education program.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 7153: relates to directing the granting of excused leave to public officers and employees of this state to undertake screening for colon cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 7363: to establish a task force on cervical cancer prevention, detection, and education and provides for its membership, functions, powers, and duties.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
SB 7449: authorizes the practice of certain professions in the state without a license for the purpose of providing services for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us
Ohio
HB 228: to create a task force to study cancer death rates among African-Americans in Ohio.
Status: in committee.
www.legislature.state.oh.us
HB 331: raises cap on the amount of benefits health care plans may provide for the expense of screening mammography.
Status: in committee.
www.legislature.state.oh.us
Oregon
HB 2427: to require health insurance coverage for cancer screening.
Status: in committee.
www.leg.state.or.us
SB542: to require periodic colorectal and prostate cancer exams to be covered under health insurance policies.
Status: in committee.
www.leg.state.or.us
Pennsylvania
HB 854: prohibits discrimination in insurance coverage on the basis of genetic information.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.pa.us
HB 855: prohibits certain practices of discrimination because of genetic information or a request for genetic information.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.pa.us
HB 865: to provide for notification of coverage for colorectal cancer screening, clinical trial coverage, and cervical cancer coverage.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.pa.us
HB 1598: to provide for special registration plates to benefit cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.pa.us
HB 2070: mandates health insurance coverage for cancer prevention and early detection programs.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.pa.us
SB 472: to provide for special breast cancer awareness plates.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.pa.us
SB 495: mandates health insurance coverage for colorectal screening.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.pa.us
SB 774: to prohibit discrimination in health insurance on the basis of genetic information or a request for genetic information.
Status: in committee.
www.legis.state.pa.us
Tennessee
SB 2581: to authorize issuance of American Cancer Society Relay for Life specialty license plates.
Status: in committee.
www.legislature.state.tn.us
HB 3357: to authorize issuance of American Cancer Society Relay for Life specialty license plates.
Status: in committee.
www.legislature.state.tn.us
HB 1656: relative to insurance coverage for voluntary breast removal by women at high risk for breast cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.legislature.state.tn.us
SB 1821: relative to insurance coverage for voluntary breast removal by women at high risk for breast cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.legislature.state.tn.us
HJR 740: to create a joint committee to study prevalence of cervical cancer and human papillomavirus in women and to evaluate current methods of public education and access to regular cervical cancer screening and options for increasing screening accuracy.
Status: in committee.
www.legislature.state.tn.us
HR 1980: to authorize the issuance of specialty license plates to promote breast cancer awareness; allocates 50% of funds to breast cancer research.
Status: in committee.
www.legislature.state.tn.us
Washington
HB 1783: to require insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening.
Status: in committee.
www.leg.wa.gov
HB 2404: to establish requirements for cancer registry information to be provided to cancer patients
Status: in committee.
www.leg.wa.gov
