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CS/CS/SB 524: Health Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Banking and Insurance ; Diaz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Farmer ; Bean

Health Insurance; Authorizing the inclusion in the state group insurance program of products and services offered by entities providing optional participation in the Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan; requiring the Department of Management Services to implement formulary management cost-saving measures beginning with the 2020 plan year; creating the "Patient Savings Act"; authorizing health insurers, which include health maintenance organizations, to offer shared savings incentive programs to insureds, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2019
Last Action: 4/30/2019 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1113 (Ch. 2019-100) -SJ 619
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/24/2019 Senate • Filed
2/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 68
3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 68
3/6/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/11/19, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/11/2019 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 195
3/13/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
3/14/2019 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 240
3/21/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/26/19, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
3/26/2019 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 280
• Now in Appropriations
4/15/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/18/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/18/2019 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 379
4/19/2019 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/22/2019 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 382
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/26/2019 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/19 -SJ 646
4/30/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 619
• Substituted CS/HB 1113 -SJ 619
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1113 (Ch. 2019-100) -SJ 619