Accident and sickness insurance; individual open enrollment program. (HB1784)
Introduced By
Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Individual accident and sickness insurance; open enrollment program. Repeals the requirement that a health insurer that is, or is successor to, a health services plan provide an open enrollment program for individual accident and sickness contracts. Under the open enrollment program, an individual may purchase a product at any time during the year, with the caveat that the individual serve a 12-month waiting period before services are covered for any preexisting condition. The requirement for such an open enrollment program is inconsistent with guaranteed issue provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that prohibit waiting periods for coverage for preexisting conditions and that provide for limited open enrollment periods. The measure also eliminates certain provisions that set a tax rate of 0.75 percent on premiums from policies sold under the open enrollment program. The measure will become effective January 1, 2014. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2013 | Committee |
01/08/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103204D |
01/08/2013 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/21/2013 | Impact statement from TAX (HB1784) |
01/24/2013 | Impact statement from TAX (HB1784) |
01/24/2013 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2013 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
01/25/2013 | Assigned App. sub: General Government |
01/29/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) |
01/30/2013 | Reported from Appropriations with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2013 | Read first time |
02/04/2013 | Read second time |
02/04/2013 | Committee on Commerce and Labor amendment agreed to |
02/04/2013 | Committee on Appropriations amendment agreed to |
02/04/2013 | Committee on Commerce and Labor amendment reconsidered |
02/04/2013 | Committee on Commerece and Labor amendment rejected |
02/04/2013 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1784E |
02/04/2013 | Printed as engrossed 13103204D-E |
02/05/2013 | Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N) |
02/05/2013 | VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/06/2013 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/07/2013 | Impact statement from TAX (HB1784E) |
02/08/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/08/2013 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/11/2013 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2013 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/12/2013 | Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2013 | Read third time |
02/13/2013 | Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2013 | Enrolled |
02/18/2013 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1784ER) |
02/18/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
02/19/2013 | Signed by President |
02/21/2013 | Impact statement from TAX (HB1784ER) |
03/12/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 210 (effective 1/1/14) |
03/12/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0210) |
03/22/2013 | Impact statement from TAX (HB1784ER) |