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CS/SB 344: Premium Assistance Program

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Forman

Premium Assistance Program; provides legislative findings; creates said program within AHCA to assist small businesses in purchasing health insurance coverage for employees; provides eligibility requirements; provides applicability to specified health benefit plans; specifies subsidies that small business may receive under program; requires that specified moneys be used to fund said program; provides for distribution of funds; provides rulemaking authority. APPROPRIATION: $10,000,000.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/3/1999 Senate • Prefiled
11/18/1999 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Banking and Insurance; Fiscal Policy
3/7/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Banking and Insurance; Fiscal Policy SJ 00029
3/15/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 03/20/00, 3:30 pm, 110S
3/20/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Commerce and Economic Opportunities; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 SJ 00251
3/21/2000 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance SJ 00251
4/5/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda Banking and Insurance, 04/10/00, 2:00 pm, 110S
4/10/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
4/11/2000 Senate • 00423
• Now in Fiscal Policy SJ 00420
5/5/2000 Senate • Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy