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HB 1631: Health Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Farkas ; Morroni ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bense ; Jones ; Miller ; Fasano ; Cosgrove ; Peaden ; Wasserman Schultz ; Kilmer ; Waters ; Miller ; Johnson ; Green ; Murman ; Goodlette ; Russell ; Detert ; Logan ; Goode ; Bloom ; Dockery ; Hafner ; Littlefield ; Ritter ; Minton ; Jacobs ; Merchant ; Byrd ; Levine ; Greene ; Rayson ; Kelly ; Heyman ; Healey ; Alexander ; Bullard

Health Insurance; provides legislative intent for organization of nonprofit corporation for providing affordable group health insurance; creates Health Alliance for Small Business; deletes authorization for community health purchasing alliances; provides eligibility requirements for small employer members of alliance; revises restrictions re premium rates for small employer health benefit plans, etc. Amends Ch. 408, 627.6699; repeals 408.7042,.7055,.706.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/21/1999 House - Comm. Action: Unfavorable by Governmental Operations (PRC), laid on Table -HJ 01090
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/9/1999 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00244
3/15/1999 House • Referred to Health Care Services (HFC); Insurance (CAC); Governmental Operations (PRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00311
3/25/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Services (HFC), 03/29/99, 4:00 pm, Reed Hall --Not considered
4/1/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Services (HFC), 04/05/99, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
4/5/1999 House • Comm. Action: Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Health Care Services (HFC) -HJ 00515
4/6/1999 House • Now in Insurance (CAC) -HJ 00515
4/13/1999 House • Withdrawn from Insurance (CAC) -HJ 00555; Now in Governmental Operations (PRC)
4/20/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations (PRC), 04/21/99, 10:15 am, 317C
4/21/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unfavorable by Governmental Operations (PRC), laid on Table -HJ 01090