Autism insurance bill gets final legislative passage
But Rep.
"It's hard to be against children who need help," he said. "103 votes, that's pretty strong."
The bill goes to Gov.
"I really believe in the long run this will save money, not cost money," he said.
The bill passed the
The bill also faced opposition from
Supporters of the bill accused Pittman of trying to delay the legislation, and some senators threatened to slow the
Those changes drew some criticism on the House floor early Thursday morning.
"We're going to help the fewest we can help, because it costs too much," said
Rep.
Patterson said after the vote that if Ivey signs the bill, he wanted to work with her to address reporting requirements taken out of the final bill and work to ensure smaller employers can offer the coverage. He also said passage of the bill -- helped by public pressure -- could serve as a civics lesson.
"It ought to show the public their lobbying counts a lot," he said. "What I'm hearing from my district is this is a popular thing. You can have an effect."
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