1999 Regular Session

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 8

JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER: 6 File Code: Insurance - Health and Life Crossfiled with: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 7
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Guns, Busch, Hammen, Oaks, Rudolph, Morhaim, Billings, Goldwater, and Pitkin
Entitled:
State Regulation of Self-Funded Employer-Based Health Plans

Synopsis:

Requesting the United States Congress to amend the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to authorize each state to monitor and to regulate self-funded employer-based health plans in order to increase access to care, to control costs, and to regulate against abuse by health plans, and to make a specific amendment to ERISA; urging other state legislatures to enact a resolution similar to the resolution; and directing that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to certain individuals.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
4/12

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/10
Third Reading Passed (127-4)
Return Passed
5/27
Signed by the President and the Speaker - Joint Resolution 6
Senate Action
4/10
First Reading Senate Rules
4/12
Re-referred Finance
Favorable Report by Finance
4/11
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONGRESS, U. S
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 483881/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 1999   at: 2:50 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
April 10, 1999: Third Reading Passed (127-4)
Senate
April 11, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)