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HB 7007: State Group Insurance Program

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Brodeur

State Group Insurance Program; Authorizes state group insurance program to include additional benefits & for employees to use certain portion of state's contribution to purchase additional & supplemental benefits; requires DMS to develop plan for implementation of benefit levels, submit report, & contract with independent benefits consultant & entity that provides comprehensive pricing & certain inclusive services; directs DMS to provide premium alternatives to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides criteria for calculating premium alternatives; provides appropriation & authorizes positions. APPROPRIATION: $658,762

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7022 (Ch. 2017-88)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/20/2017 House • Filed
2/22/2017 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee -HJ 251
3/6/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 03/08/17, 3:30 pm, Webster Hall
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 251
3/8/2017 House • Favorable by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 9 -HJ 335
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 335
3/16/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/22/17
3/22/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 412
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/23/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 442
• Passed; YEAS 77 NAYS 37 -HJ 442
3/29/2017 Senate • In Messages
3/31/2017 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 297
4/4/2017 Senate • Received -SJ 297
4/19/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/24/17, 3:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
4/24/2017 Senate • Favorable with 8 amendment(s) by Governmental Oversight and Accountability (691160, 611870, 612856, 969732, 919800, 964332, 538286, 203288); YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 442
4/25/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
4/26/2017 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Rules
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations -SJ 483
• Now in Appropriations
5/1/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 05/01/17, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7022 (Ch. 2017-88)