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2005 Regular Session

House Bill 6655

AN ACT CONCERNING GROUPS COVERED UNDER THE STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN AND ASSOCIATION GROUP PLANS.

Became law as Public Act 05-238, signed July 11, 2005, 152 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Allow the Comptroller and association group plans to pool health insurance rates, rather than use community rating, for those small employers that they insure; (2) exempt small employer plans offered by the Comptroller or associations from the premium tax; (3) amend the community rating law to allow small employer plans to account for savings when establishing rates; and (4) revise the definition of "small employer" under the small employer health plan law.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

20 co-sponsors

Steve Fontana, Diana S. Urban, Bruce Zalaski, Sandy H. Nafis, John E. Stripp, Elizabeth B. Ritter, Christel H. Truglia, Demetrios S. Giannaros, Toni E. Walker, J. Brendan Sharkey, Walter M. Pawelkiewicz, David McCluskey, Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey, Jeffrey J. Berger, Juan R. Candelaria, Joan A. Lewis, Joe Aresimowicz, Ernest Hewett, John C. Geragosian, Brian J. O'Connor

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    John A. Kissel

    Its course

    February 9 to July 11, 2005, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action34 actions on 18 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Jun 1112 days

    Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeFeb 9 to Mar 2443 days

    Labor and Public Employees CommitteeApr 19 to Apr 256 days

    Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeApr 28 to May 35 days

    In the SenateJun 1 to Jun 87 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 8 to Jun 2214 days

    With the GovernorJun 22 to Jul 1119 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 1 · Adopted Jun 8

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 9 – Jun 1

    1. Feb 9Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    2. Feb 10Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    3. Mar 24Insurance and Real Estate Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 19Sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
    5. Apr 25Labor and Public Employees Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 28Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    7. May 3Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended a substitute for it
    8. Jun 1The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    9. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate Jun 3 – Jun 8

    1. Jun 3Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 8The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 17 – Jul 11

    1. Jun 17Numbered Public Act 05-238
    2. Jun 22Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jul 11Signed by the Governor
    All 34 actions, as published
    1. Feb 9REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 10PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 24Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 4REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 11RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 11FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 11HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 11FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 19REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 25Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 26FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 26RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 26NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 26TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Apr 28REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    17. May 3Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    18. May 3FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    19. May 9REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    20. May 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    21. May 16NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    22. May 16TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    23. May 16FILE NO.Both houses
    24. Jun 1HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    25. Jun 1HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    26. Jun 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    27. Jun 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    28. Jun 3FILE NO.Both houses
    29. Jun 8SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    30. Jun 8SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    31. Jun 8IN CONCURRENCESenate
    32. Jun 17PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    33. Jun 22TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    34. Jul 11SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor