H.B. No. 0082

Interstate sales of health insurance.

 

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

 

AN ACT relating to health insurance; authorizing Wyoming insurers to offer individual and small employer health insurance policies or high deductible health plans 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.

 

1/3/2013    Bill Number Assigned

1/8/2013    H Received for Introduction

1/9/2013    H Introduced and Referred to H10

1/16/2013   H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barlow, Coleman, Filer, Greene, Harvey, Kasperik, Throne and Wilson

Nays:  Representative(s) Reeder

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/16/2013   H Placed on General File

 

HB0082HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3           After "policies" insert "or high deductible health plans".

Page 1-line 7           After "definitions;" delete balance of the line.

Page 1-line 8           Delete "additional funds;".

Page 4-line 8           Delete "group" insert "employer health insurance".

Page 4-After line 15    Insert:

"(viii)  Any authorized insurer may offer an individual or small employer an insurance policy with benefits equivalent to those in any policy approved for sale in Wyoming under this article provided that the offered policy meets the requirements of this article.".

Page 8-After line 4     Insert:

"Section 2.  The insurance commissioner shall report to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee by October 31, 2014 regarding the number of policies sold under this act and a summary of the information provided to the commissioner under W.S. 26‑18‑302(a)(v).".

Page 8-line 6           Delete "2" insert "3".  HARVEY, CHAIRMAN

 

1/17/2013   H Passed CoW

1/18/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0082H3001/WITHDRAWN

 

1/21/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barlow, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Connolly, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Goggles, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Krone, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Petroff, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, Walters, Wilson, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Burkhart, Coleman, Davison, Gay, Gingery, Greear, Halverson, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kroeker, Larsen, Loucks, McKim, Miller, Paxton, Piiparinen, Reeder, Watt and Winters

Excused:  Representative(s) Berger

Ayes 38    Nays 21    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/22/2013   S Received for Introduction

1/25/2013   S Introduced and Referred to S10

1/30/2013   S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JL S28, Craft, Nutting, Peterson and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/30/2013   S Placed on General File

 

HB0082SS001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 6-after line 5     Insert:  "Warning!".

Page 6-after line 19    Insert:  "Warning!".

Page 7-lines 5 through 10     Delete and renumber.

Page 7-line 15          After "article" insert "."; delete "including".

Page 7-lines 16 and 17  Delete.  SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

2/7/2013    S Passed CoW

2/8/2013    S Passed 2nd Reading

2/11/2013   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2013   H Received for Concurrence

2/11/2013   H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Eklund, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, Walters, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Davison, Halverson, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kroeker, Loucks, McKim, Miller, Piiparinen, Reeder and Watt

Excused:  Representative(s) Esquibel, K., Filer and Gay

Ayes 46    Nays 11    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2013   Assigned Number HEA No. 0030

2/12/2013   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0030

2/12/2013   S President Signed HEA No. 0030

2/15/2013   Governor Signed HEA No. 0030

2/19/2013   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0059  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013