2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1311

EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegate Donoghue
Entitled:
Nonprofit Health Entities - Blue Cross and Blue Shield Trademarks

Synopsis:

Requiring that a nonprofit health service plan that operates under, uses, or displays a Blue Cross or Blue Shield trademark or service mark be organized and operated as a private nonprofit corporation and comply with the laws that regulate nonprofit health service plans; providing that an acquisition is not in the public interest unless steps have been taken to ensure that a Blue Cross or Blue Shield trademark or service mark is not acquired by a transferee or other for-profit corporation as part of the aquisition; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/18
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2/25
Re-referred Economic Matters
2/27
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (134-1)
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Finance
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Unfavorable Report by Finance
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COPYRIGHT
CORPORATIONS -see also- MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
MERGERS
NAMES -see also- PROPER NAMES
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Insurance
( 14-103 )
State Government
( 6.5-301 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 173898/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2002   at: 1:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 24, 2002: Third Reading Passed (134-1)