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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 5796

AN ACT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE FEDERAL SPECIFIED LOW-INCOME MEDICARE BENEFICIARY, THE QUALIFIED MEDICARE BENEFICIARY AND THE QUALIFYING INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 17, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To enable more seniors to qualify for the Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Program and the Qualifying Individual Program, thereby entitling such persons to the low-income subsidies available under the Medicare Part D program which in turn will reduce ConnPACE program expenditures by maximizing the number of ConnPACE enrollees who obtain federal low-income subsidies.

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

10 co-sponsors

James A. Amann, Linda Schofield, George M. Wilber, David McCluskey, Mary G. Fritz, Emil "Buddy" Altobello, Beth Bye, Elizabeth B. Ritter, Faith McMahon, Carlo Leone

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Jonathan A. Harris, Edith G. Prague

    Its course

    February 28 to April 17, 2008, 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 action14 actions on 11 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 28 to Apr 17 · stopped49 days

    Human Services CommitteeFeb 28 to Mar 1314 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMar 13 to Mar 2815 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    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 28 – Mar 28

    1. Feb 28Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
    2. Feb 29Heard in Human Services Committee
    3. Mar 13Human Services Committee recommended it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
    4. Mar 28Appropriations Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 14 actions, as published
    1. Feb 28REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 29PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 13Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    4. Mar 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 20FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    7. Mar 24FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    8. Mar 28Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    9. Apr 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 11REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    11. Apr 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    12. Apr 17FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    13. Apr 17HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    14. Apr 17FILE NO.Both houses