2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 801

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 649
Sponsored By:
Senators Bromwell, Hooper, DeGrange, Hafer, Teitelbaum, and Della
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Eligibility Requirements

Synopsis:

Altering criteria for determining when a person is considered a small employer for purposes of small group market health insurance; altering criteria for determining when an employee is considered to be an eligible employee; altering minimum participation requirements; requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to submit a report to the House Economic Matters and the Senate Finance Committees on the effect of group size in the small group insurance market on specified delivery systems of each prominent carrier in the market; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/14
First Reading Senate Rules
2/18
Re-referred Finance
2/21
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/5
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Dorman, DeGrange, and Hooper
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/19
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
3/28
First Reading Economic Matters
3/30
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
4/6
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates McHale, Kach, and Goldwater
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (127-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
EXEMPTIONS
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
INCOME TAX
REPORTS
SMALL BUSINESS
TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Insurance
( 15-1201 , 15-1203 , 15-1206 , 15-1207 , 15-1208 , 15-1210 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 127772/3 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 2000   at: 9:56 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 313395/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2000   at: 11:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 863720/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2000   at: 8:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 29, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
April 8, 2000: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 3, 2000: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
April 8, 2000: Third Reading Passed (127-0)