H.B. No. 0040

State employees' and officials' group insurance-membership.

 

Sponsored By:        Joint Appropriations Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to administration of government; providing boards of cooperative educational services an option to participate in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan; modifying provisions relating to voluntary participation by nonstate employers; specifying participation and contribution requirements and procedures and implementing payment mechanisms for participating boards;  and providing for an effective date.

 

1/13/2014 Bill Number Assigned

2/10/2014 H Received for Introduction

2/10/2014 H Introduced and Referred to H02

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, Mader, McKim, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Semlek, Sommers, Throne, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Gay, Halverson, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Krone, Miller, Reeder, Stubson, Teeters and Walters

Excused:  Representative(s) Watt

Absent:  Representative(s) Hunt

Ayes 46    Nays 12    Excused 1    Absent 1    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2014 H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blikre, Burkhart, Esquibel, K., Harshman, Moniz, Nicholas, B. and Stubson

Ayes 7    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2014 H Placed on General File

 

HB0040HS001/ADOPTED

Page 4-line 7     After "commenced." insert "In addition to all other remedies available to the department, if a district or board withdraws from the state group insurance plan during the period of irrevocability, the department may assess against the withdrawing board or district the amount by which all claims paid on behalf of employees of the board or district exceeds total premiums paid by the board or district and their employees.".  HARSHMAN, CHAIRMAN

 

2/12/2014 H Passed COW

2/13/2014 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/14/2014 H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Gay, Halverson, Hutchings, McKim, Miller, Reeder and Watt

Excused:  Representative(s) Greear

Ayes 51    Nays 8    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/18/2014 S Received for Introduction

2/19/2014 S Introduced and Referred to S02

2/20/2014 S02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Dockstader and Perkins

Nays:  Senator(s) Hastert and Meier

Ayes 3    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2014 S Placed on General File

2/24/2014 S Passed COW

2/25/2014 S Passed 2nd Reading

2/26/2014 S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, 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

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Ayes 29    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/26/2014 Assigned Number HEA No. 0003

2/27/2014 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0003

2/28/2014 S President Signed HEA No. 0003

3/4/2014  Governor Signed HEA No. 0003

3/6/2014  Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0017  Session Laws of Wyoming 2014