2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1534

CHAPTER NUMBER: 349
File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 1070
Sponsored By:
Delegates Pendergrass, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Hearing and Order - Impact of Law by Another State

Synopsis:

Authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to hold a hearing to review and evaluate a specified impact, if another state enacts a law that requires a nonprofit health service plan operating in this State to provide a specified program or benefits; requiring the Commissioner, based on the review and evaluation, to make a specified determination; requiring the Commissioner to issue an order for a specified purpose; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
3/9
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
3/16
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
3/18
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/11
Returned Passed
Senate Action
4/5
First Reading Senate Rules
4/11
Re-referred Finance
Hearing 4/13 at 1:00 p.m.
4/13
Favorable Report by Finance
4/10
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 349

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
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 Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
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:

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Hearings
Insurance Administration
Interstate Affairs
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 1-101 , 14-124 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 906989/01     Offered on: April 8, 2009   at: 10:24 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
April 3, 2009: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 10, 2009: Third Reading Passed (46-0)