2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 814

CHAPTER NUMBER: 703
File Code: Insurance - Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kach, Olszewski, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Jenkins, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Individual Health Benefit Plans - Frequency of Premium Increases

Synopsis:

Prohibiting health insurance carriers from increasing the premium on an individual health benefit plan more frequently than once every 12 months, with specified exceptions.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/17
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/12
Third Reading Passed (130-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/16
First Reading Finance
3/23
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable Report by Finance
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/20
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 703

Sponsored by:

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
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 Charles A. Jenkins, District 3B
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 John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
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

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-1314 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 146387/01     Offered on: March 10, 2010   at: 10:24 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Health and Government Operations
Senate
Finance
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 12, 2010: Third Reading Passed (130-0)
Senate
April 4, 2010: Third Reading Passed (47-0)