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HB 687: Small Employer Health Benefit Plans

GENERAL BILL by Farkas ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Greenstein ; Fasano ; Johnson

Small Employer Health Benefit Plans; revises definition; requires small employer carriers to begin to offer & issue all small employer benefit plans on specified date; deletes requirement that basic & standard small employer health benefit plans be issued; provides additional requirements for determining premium rates for benefit plans; provides for application to plans provided by certain small employer carriers under certain circumstances. Amends 627.6699.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - 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)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/29/1999 House • Prefiled
    1/24/2000 House • Referred to Health Care Services (HFC); Insurance (CAC); General Government Appropriations (FRC)
    3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Health Care Services (HFC); Insurance (CAC); General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00047
    3/14/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Services (HFC), 03/16/00, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
    3/16/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable by Health Care Services (HFC); YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00336
    3/17/2000 House • Now in Insurance (CAC) -HJ 00336
    3/24/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance (CAC), 03/28/00, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall
    3/28/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Insurance (CAC); YEAS 15 NAYS 1 -HJ 00417
    3/30/2000 House • Now in General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00417
    4/7/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations (FRC), 04/11/00, 1:00 pm, 214-C
    4/11/2000 House • Comm. Action:-Favorable by General Government Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00550
    4/13/2000 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00550
    4/25/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar
    4/26/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar
    4/27/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Temporarily postponed, on Second Reading -HJ 00850
    4/28/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Temporarily postponed, on Second Reading -HJ 01174
    5/5/2000 House • 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)

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  • HB 687, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   General Government Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2000 (pdf)
    General Government Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/12/2000 (pdf)
    Health Care Services (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2000 (pdf)
    Health Care Services (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2000 (pdf)
    Health Care Services (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2000 (pdf)
    Health Care Services (Post-Meeting) 8/18/2000 (pdf)
    Insurance (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2000 (pdf)
    Insurance (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2000 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 463 Small Employer Health Benefit Plans Albright Identical 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
    Location:
    S 1300 (c1) Holzendorf Similar 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)
    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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    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    571551 - Amendment
    Insurance 3/31/2000
    1:59 AM
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    643995 - Amendment
    Insurance 3/31/2000
    1:59 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    870795 - Amendment
    Insurance 3/31/2000
    1:59 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (6)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    090905 - Amendment
    Farkas 4/25/2000
    3:29 AM
    Web Page
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    541675 - Amendment
    Farkas 4/27/2000
    3:55 AM
    Web Page
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    hierarchy 840169 - Amendment to Amendment (541675)
    Farkas 4/28/2000
    3:48 AM
    Web Page
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    223221 - Amendment
    Goode 4/28/2000
    3:42 AM
    Web Page
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    105737 - Amendment
    Merchant 5/3/2000
    3:25 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    195711 - Amendment
    Merchant 5/3/2000
    3:29 AM
    Web Page
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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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