2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 4

File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Manno, Minnick, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act

Synopsis:

Altering a specified eligibility requirement for small employers under the Small Employer Health Benefit Plan Premium Subsidy Program; and altering participation requirements that a carrier may impose on a small employer.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
7/1
Pre-filed
1/14
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/28
Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
4/9
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Pendergrass, Kullen, and Kach
4/11
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Finance
3/24
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/5
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 4/10 (Senator Harris) Adopted
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/7
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-1)
4/10
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Middleton, Kelley, and Kittleman

Sponsored by:

Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Care Commission
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Small Business
Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-1206 , 15-12A-01 , 15-12A-02 , 15-12A-03 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 836180/02     Offered on: March 18, 2009   at: 10:39 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 577973/01     Offered on: April 10, 2009   at: 1:15 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents (Displayed in PDF Format):
Report Number: 493428/1     Offered on: April 13, 2009   at: 11:50 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 213025/1     Offered on: April 13, 2009   at: 11:50 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2009: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
April 11, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
November 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (28-3)
Senate
April 7, 2009: Third Reading Passed (46-1)