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SB 2506: State Group Insurance Program

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations

State Group Insurance Program; Authorizing persons eligible to participate in the program to elect membership with certain health maintenance organization plans; requiring that at least one health maintenance organization plan be made available to each enrollee residing in this state; deleting a requirement that health plans be offered in specified benefit levels; removing a limitation on the annual maximum amount for coverage for medically necessary prescription and nonprescription enteral formulas and amino-acid-based elemental formulas for home use; requiring the department to ensure that the prescription drug program receives certain benefits; requiring the department to perform annual audits of such benefits, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/26/2021 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/31/21, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/29/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/01/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/31/2021 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
    4/1/2021 Senate • Filed
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/07/21 -SJ 378
    • Introduced -SJ 345
    4/7/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 366
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 366
    • Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 366
    • The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 368
    • Immediately certified -SJ 368
    4/7/2021 House • In Messages
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Amendment 285993 filed
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/8/2021 House • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 285993 adopted
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
    • Passed the Senate bill as amended by House and we accede to conference
    • Immediately certified
    4/8/2021 Senate • In returning messages
    4/8/2021 House • Message sent to senate
    4/16/2021 House • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee)
    • Conference Committee appointed
    4/16/2021 Senate • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations)
    • Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations: Stargel (Chair), Bean (At Large), Book (At Large), Farmer (At Large), Gibson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Perry (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Powell, Rodrigues, Stewart, Thurston; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration & Technology: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Powell, Rodrigues, Stewart, Thurston; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Perry (Chair), Baxley, Bracy, Brandes, Gainer, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Torres; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/Higher Education: Broxson (Chair), Cruz, Diaz, Gibson, Gruters, Hutson, Polsky, Wright; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/PreK-12: Broxson (Chair), Cruz, Diaz, Gibson, Gruters, Hutson, Polsky, Wright; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Bean (Chair), Book, Brodeur, Burgess, Diaz, Farmer, Harrell, Jones, Rodrigues, Rodriguez, Rouson; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Infrastructure & Tourism: Gainer (Chair), Ausley, Boyd, Cruz, Garcia, Gibson, Hooper, Mayfield, Perry, Taddeo, Wright; -SJ 507
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36)

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  • SB 2506, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/1/2021 at 12:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), HB 5011 (Ch. 2021-43), HB 5101 (Ch. 2021-44), HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45), HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2021-28), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2504 (Ch. 2021-38), SB 2512 (Ch. 2021-39), SB 2514 (Ch. 2021-29), SB 2516 (Ch. 2021-40), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41), SB 7018 (Ch. 2021-42)
    S 2500 (er) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 3/15/2022 S Line Item Veto message transmitted to Secretary of State

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    285993 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Trumbull 4/7/2021
    8:33 PM
    House: Adopted
    4/8/2021
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/7/2021 12:36 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/8/2021 12:34 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    110.123 State group insurance program. Page 2 (pdf)
    110.12315 Prescription drug program. Page 11 (pdf)
    110.131 Other-personal-services employment. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • SPB 2506, Proposed Bill Posted 3/26/2021 at 1:18 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 3/30/2021 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/31/2021 1:00 PM Appropriations 20 Yeas - 0 Nays

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