1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 957

CHAPTER NUMBER: 288 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
Sponsored By:
Delegates Busch, Redmer, Kach, McClenahan, Donoghue, Eckardt, Goldwater, Barve, Mossburg, Exum, Harrison, Kirk, Cummings, Crumlin, Frank, Pendergrass, Schade, Boston, Love, V. Mitchell, Kelly, Krysiak, and Walkup
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Small Group Market

Synopsis:

Eliminating a charge in the allowable rate adjustments in the comprehensive standard health benefit plan; altering the content of a report to be prepared by the Insurance Commissioner and the Health Care Access and Cost Commission; clarifying the applicability of the Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act to the renewal of certain health benefit plans; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
2/2
First Reading Economic Matters
2/14
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (137-1)
3/31
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Passed Enrolled
4/30
Signed by the Governor Chapter 288
Senate Action
3/18
First Reading Finance
3/19
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Sen. Madden) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (43-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25
Delegate Elijah E. Cummings, District 44
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Marilyn Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Mary Ann Love, District 32
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Mathew Mossburg, District 39
Delegate Shane Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate Victoria L. Schade, District 31
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
INSURANCE-HEALTH -see also- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
PRICES
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
SMALL BUSINESS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - 48A Insurance Code
( 702 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 113354/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1996 at: 10:34 Status: Adopted
Number: 603659/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1996 at: 10:35 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 317935/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 4, 1996 at: 12:50 Status: Adopted