Health insurance; tobacco surcharge. (SB422)
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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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Description
Health insurance; tobacco surcharge. Eliminates the authority of a health carrier to vary its premium rates based on tobacco use. Under current law, a health carrier may charge premium rates up to 1.5 times higher for a tobacco user than for a nonuser. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care, and the provisions of the bill shall apply to health benefit plans providing individual or small group health insurance coverage beginning on January 1, 2023. This bill is identical to HB 675. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103427D |
| 01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/23/2022 | Impact statement from SCC (SB422) |
| 01/24/2022 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (10-Y 4-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 01/26/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/27/2022 | Read second time |
| 01/27/2022 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 01/27/2022 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 01/27/2022 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB422E |
| 01/27/2022 | Printed as engrossed 22103427D-E |
| 01/28/2022 | Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2022 | Impact statement from SCC (SB422E) |
| 02/21/2022 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/21/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/21/2022 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy |
| 03/03/2022 | Reported from Commerce and Energy (19-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/07/2022 | Read second time |
| 03/08/2022 | Read third time |
| 03/08/2022 | Passed House (61-Y 37-N) |
| 03/08/2022 | VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/10/2022 | Enrolled |
| 03/10/2022 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB422ER) |
| 03/10/2022 | Impact statement from SCC (SB422ER) |
| 03/10/2022 | Signed by President |
| 03/10/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/22/2022 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022 |
| 03/22/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
| 04/11/2022 | G Vetoed by Governor |
| 04/27/2022 | Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/27/2022 | Requires 2/3 affirmative votes to pass in enrolled form |
| 04/27/2022 | Senate sustained Governor's veto |