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CS/HB 497: Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans

GENERAL BILL by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ; Grow ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abbott ; Kincart Jonsson ; Tant

Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans; Provides authority, duties, & prohibited acts of nonprofit agricultural organizations offering medical benefit plans to their members.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/10/2025	House	• Filed
  2/19/2025	House	• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  3/3/2025	House	• Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
  3/4/2025	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/5/2025	House	• Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  3/7/2025	House	• Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  3/11/2025	House	• Favorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  3/12/2025	House	• Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Now in Commerce Committee
  3/27/2025	House	• Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  3/31/2025	House	• Favorable by Commerce Committee
  4/2/2025	House	• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar

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• CS/HB 497, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/2025 at 9:41 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf) Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 480 (c2)	Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans	DiCeglie	Similar	Last Action: 4/3/2025 H In Messages

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  624.4032		Page 1 (pdf)

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• HB 497, Original Filed Version Posted 2/10/2025 at 11:54 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2025 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 480	Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Health Coverage	DiCeglie	Similar	Last Action: 4/3/2025 H In Messages

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  047739 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Grow	3/4/2025 6:06 PM	Adopted without Objection 3/6/2025	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (5)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  624.01	Short title.	Page 3 (pdf)
  624.12	Application of code as to fraternal benefit societies.	Page 3 (pdf)
  632.601	“Fraternal benefit society” defined.	Page 1 (pdf)
  632.638	Applicability of other code provisions.	Page 1 (pdf)
  632.701		Page 2 (pdf)

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