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CS/SB 1300: Employee Health Care Access Act

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Holzendorf

Employee Health Care Access Act; modifies definitions; requires small employer carriers to begin to offer & issue all small employer benefit plans on specified date; provides additional requirements for determining premium rates for benefit plans; provides for applicability of act to plans provided by such carriers that are insurers or health maintenance organizations notwithstanding provisions of certain other specified statutes under specified conditions, etc. Amends 627.6699.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
Last Action: 6/14/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-268; See also CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318), CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/9/2000 Senate • Prefiled
    2/16/2000 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance
    3/7/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance -SJ 00078
    3/22/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/27/00, 1:00 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
    3/29/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/03/00, 1:00 pm, 110-S
    4/3/2000 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00391; CS read first time on 04/05/00 -SJ 00395
    4/4/2000 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00391
    4/28/2000 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar -SJ 00581; Read second and third times -SJ 00621; CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00621; Immediately certified -SJ 00621
    4/28/2000 House • In Messages
    5/4/2000 House • Received -HJ 01629; Read second time -HJ 01629; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 01629; Read third time -HJ 01629; CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 5 -HJ 01630
    5/4/2000 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01153
    5/30/2000 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/14/2000 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-268; See also CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318), CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256)

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  • CS/SB 1300, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 463 Small Employer Health Benefit Plans Albright Similar Last Action: 12/9/1999 H Withdrawn from Health Care Services (HFC); General Government Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn prior to introduction, I/S/C Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1300 (Ch. 2000-268), CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318), CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256) -HJ 00034
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    H 687 Small Employer Health Benefit Plans Farkas Similar Last Action: 5/5/2000 H Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1300 (Ch. 2000-268), CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318), CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256)
    Location:
    H 591 (e3) Governmental Rules & Regulations Compare Last Action: 6/19/2000 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-318; See also HB 2329 (Ch. 2000-163), CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256), CS/SB 1300 (Ch. 2000-268), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367), CS/SB 2086 (Ch. 2000-296)
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    H 2339 (c1) Fasano Compare Last Action: 6/8/2000 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-256; See also CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318), HB 2329 (Ch. 2000-163), CS/SB 1300 (Ch. 2000-268), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367), CS/SB 2086 (Ch. 2000-296), SB 2510 (Ch. 2000-300)
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    S 2154 (e1) Health Care Protection Act Silver Compare Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Read third time -SJ 01347; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01348; House Bill substituted -SJ 01349; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256); See also CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318), HB 2329 (Ch. 2000-163), CS/SB 1300 (Ch. 2000-268), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367), CS/SB 2086 (Ch. 2000-296)
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    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act.

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  • CS/SB 1300, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2000 (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    963512 - Amendment
    Scott 4/28/2000
    4:05 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    023981 - Amendment
    Frankel 5/6/2000
    6:25 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    322647 - Amendment
    Frankel 5/6/2000
    6:29 AM
    Web Page
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    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2000 3:11 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/4/2000 5:44 PM House 112 Yeas - 5 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act.

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  • SB 1300, Original Filed Version Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act.

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