S.F. No. 0058

Health insurance exchange study.

 

Sponsored By:     Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to the administration of government; amending duties and composition of the Wyoming health insurance exchange steering committee as specified; requiring a report and specifying reporting requirements; limiting the state's authority to operate a federally required health insurance exchange as specified; reappropriating funds, providing an appropriation and clarifying authorized expenditures; and providing for an effective date.

 

2/9/2012    Bill Number Assigned

2/13/2012   S Received for Introduction

2/14/2012   S Introduced and Referred to S10

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case and Meier

Ayes 28    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2012   S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Dockstader, Martin, Nutting, Schiffer and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2012   S Placed on General File

2/15/2012   S Rereferred to S02

2/21/2012   S02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Hastert, Nicholas, P. and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Meier and Peterson

Ayes 3    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2012   S Placed on General File

 

SF0058SS001/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 1-line 2           After "duties" insert "and composition".

Page 1-line 3           After "report" insert "and specifying reporting requirements".

Page 1-line 5           After "specified;" insert "reappropriating funds,".

Page 1-line 6           After "appropriation" insert "and clarifying authorized expenditures".

Page 1-line 11          Delete "(f)" insert "(c) by creating a new paragraph (ix) and renumbering paragraph (ix) as (x), (e)(ii), (f) and (g)".

Page 1-after line 13    Insert:

"(c)  There is created the Wyoming Health Insurance Exchange Steering Committee. The committee shall consist of:

(ix)  One (1) member who is an enrolled member of the Arapahoe Indian tribe and one (1) member who is an enrolled member of the  Shoshone Indian tribe, both residents on the Wind River Indian Reservation;

(ix)(x)  At least five (5) members from affected state agencies and the governor's office appointed by the governor. The governor shall appoint two (2) co-chairmen for the steering committee.

(e)  The study shall:

(ii)  If the recommendation is that the state should proceed with the development of the an exchange, provide a work plan for the development of the an exchange and identify any legislation needed to implement the an exchange during the 2012 2013 legislative general and budget session. or subsequent legislative sessions; If the recommendation is that the state should proceed with the development of an exchange, at least three (3) options shall be presented for consideration by the joint labor, health and social services interim committee.  One (1) option shall provide for an exchange based on Wyoming data and minimal influence from the health care reform acts.  A second option shall provide for an exchange based upon Wyoming data and compliance with those aspects of the health care reform acts that fit the needs of Wyoming as the steering committee recommends, identifying those aspects of the exchange which would meet compliance with those acts.  A third option shall provide for complete compliance with the health care reform acts.  All three (3) plans shall identify the known effects of compliance with those acts, including impacts on Wyoming citizens extending beyond the direct provision of health care and health care insurance. The steering committee shall apply the evaluations required by paragraphs (iii), (iv) and (vi) through (viii) of this subsection to each option.  The steering committee may recommend a phase-in of an option as it determines appropriate;".

Page 2-line 5           Delete "October 1, 2012" insert "June 1, 2012.  The report on June 1, 2012 may be a preliminary or final report of the steering committee.  If a preliminary report, the joint labor, health and social services interim committee may provide comment on the preliminary report. If comment is provided, the steering committee shall address those comments in a final report to the interim committee not later than October 1, 2012.".

Page 2-after line 5     Insert:

"(g)  The legislative members of the committee shall receive salary and reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties on the committee as under this act in the amounts provided in W.S. 28‑5‑101. There is appropriated ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office for the salary, per diem and travel for the legislative members of the steering committee. Any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2012.  Legislative duties under this act include legislative members' attendance at steering committee meetings or other travel by those members as authorized by the steering committee cochairmen or management council of the legislature for activities associated with service on the steering committee.".  

Page 2-line 18          Delete "ten thousand dollars".

Page 2-line 19          Delete "($10,000.00)" insert "funds remaining from the appropriation under 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 195, section 1(g) and an additional twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)".  DOCKSTADER, ACTING CHAIRMAN

 

2/23/2012   S Passed CoW

2/24/2012   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/27/2012   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Driskill, Hicks and Meier

Ayes 26    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/28/2012   H Received for Introduction

2/28/2012   H Introduced and Referred to H10

3/1/2012    H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Craft, Gay, Greene, Harvey, Miller, Peasley and Reeder

Nays:  Representative(s) Gingery

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/2012    H Placed on General File

3/1/2012    H Rereferred to H02

3/1/2012    H02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Esquibel, K., Harshman, Pedersen, Steward and Wallis

Nays:  Representative(s) Edmonds

Ayes 6    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/2012    H Placed on General File

 

SF0058HS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 3-line 11          Delete "and minimal" insert "without".

Page 6-line 13          After "Chapter 195." insert "The funds in this section may be used to host a health symposium to promote partnerships with other likeminded states to explore compacts and partnerships including shared information technology or insurance risk pools.".     HARVEY, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0058HW001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 12          After "Reservation" insert ", appointed by the governor".  BARBUTO

 

3/2/2012    H Passed CoW

 

SF0058H2001/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 7           Delete entirely and insert: "specifying meeting dates for the steering committee;".

Page 3-line 3           Delete "2013" insert "2014".

Page 4-line 13          Delete "June 1, 2012" insert "June 1, 2013"; Delete "June 1," insert "June 1, 2013".

Page 4-line 12          Delete "2012".

Page 4-line 21          Delete "October 1, 2012" insert "October 1, 2013".

Page 5-line 19          After "2." insert "(a)".

Page 6-after line 4     Insert:

"(b)  The steering committee shall not meet after the effective date of this act until April 1, 2013 at the earliest.".

Page 6-lines 6 through 16     Delete entirely.

Page 6-line 17          Delete "4." insert "3.".  KROEKER  

 

SF0058H2002/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 6-line 4           After "111-148." insert "No state agency or person representing the state of Wyoming shall apply for a level one or level two establishment grant from the federal government until the United States supreme court rules in the case of Florida et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, Docket No. 11-400.".  GINGERY

 

3/5/2012    H Passed 2nd Reading

 

SF0058H3001/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the Gingery Second Reading Amendment (SF0058H2002/AE) entirely.  HARVEY, KASPERIK

 

SF0058H3002/WITHDRAWN

 

3/6/2012    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Edmonds, Eklund, Kroeker, Loucks, Moniz, Quarberg and Vranish

Excused:  Representative(s) Goggles and Miller

Ayes 50    Nays 8    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/7/2012    S Received for Concurrence

3/7/2012    S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Christensen, Meier and Ross

 

Excused:  Senator(s) Case, Esquibel, F. and Nicholas P

Ayes 23    Nays 4    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/7/2012    Assigned Number SEA No. 0042

3/7/2012    S President Signed SEA No. 0042

3/7/2012    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0042

3/9/2012    Governor Signed SEA No. 0042

3/12/2012   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0061  Session Laws of Wyoming 2012