2002 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 487

CHAPTER NUMBER: 155
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 2
Sponsored By:
Senators Miller, Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled:
Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entity - Conditions for Approval

Synopsis:

Altering the standard for determining whether to approve the acquisition of a nonprofit health entity; eliminating a provision deeming an acquisition application approved under specified circumstances; and making the Act an emergency measure.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Finance
2/6
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2/26
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable Report by Finance
3/19
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/21
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
4/25
Signed by the Governor Chapter 155
House Action
3/21
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Walter M. Baker, District 36
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Robert H. Kittleman, Senator, District 14
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Sandra Schrader, District 13
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ATTORNEY GENERAL
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
MERGERS
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
State Government
( 6.5-203 , 6.5-301 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 21, 2002: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
House
March 30, 2002: Third Reading Passed (138-0)