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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 278

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Relating to: authorizing local government employees to participate in ancillary insurance coverage programs offered by the Group Insurance Board to state employees. (FE)

Group insurance board Public employee — Group insurance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Group Insurance Board (GIB), beginning on January 1,

2018, to permit public employers other than the state to participate in ancillary

insurance coverage plans, such as dental or vision plans, that are offered by GIB to

state employees. Under the bill, GIB must require the employers who participate in

the plans to establish payroll deduction programs through which their employees

must pay premiums for the ancillary coverage plans.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kapenga (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Wanggaard (R)

18 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Ballweg (R) , Craig (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Genrich (D) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Quinn (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Steffen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Weatherston (R)

Full history

  1. Sep 30, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Marklein, Nass and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Allen, Ballweg, Craig, Genrich, Horlacher, Hutton, Jarchow, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, T. Larson, Quinn, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Spreitzer, Thiesfeldt, Weatherston and E. Brooks

  2. Sep 30, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Local Government

  3. Oct 2, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 12, 2015 · Senate

    Representative Thiesfeldt withdrawn as a cosponsor

  5. Nov 23, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1