H.B. No. 0119

Health insurance-sale of out-of-state policies.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Buchanan, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Hunt, Kasperik, Kroeker, Lubnau, Peasley, Pedersen and Zwonitzer, Dn. and Senator(s) Anderson, Nutting and Ross

 

AN ACT relating to health insurance; authorizing Wyoming insurers to offer individual and small employer health insurance policies in Wyoming that have been approved for issuance in other states; providing minimum standards for out-of-state policies; prescribing notice requirements; granting rulemaking authority; preempting conflicting laws; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

 

2/15/2012   Bill Number Assigned

2/15/2012   H Received for Introduction

2/17/2012   H Introduced and Referred to H10

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Reeder, Roscoe, Semlek, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Gay and Harshman

Ayes 58    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/23/2012   H10 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Gay, Gingery, Miller, Peasley and Reeder

Nays:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Craft, Greene and Harvey

Ayes 5    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/23/2012   H Placed on General File

 

HB0119HW001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 14          After "of" delete "the".

Page 3-line 15          Delete "Wyoming Insurance Code" insert "this article".

Page 4-line 16          After "code." insert "The commissioner shall have the authority to require an insurer to participate in the Wyoming health insurance pool and to make other payments required of insurers under this code.".  GINGERY

 

HB0119HW002/ADOPTED

Page 4-after line 16    Insert:

"(c)  Any policy sold pursuant to this article shall be protected under the Wyoming Life and Health Guaranty Association Act under Chapter 42 of this title.".  BUCHANAN

 

2/24/2012   H Passed CoW

2/27/2012   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/28/2012   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Edmonds, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Barbuto

Excused:  Representative(s) Davison, Goggles and Reeder

Ayes 56    Nays 1    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/29/2012   S Received for Introduction

2/29/2012   S Introduced and Referred to S10; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

3/7/2012    S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 7-3(c)