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)