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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 312

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Relating to: review of proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs.

Administration, department of — Boards and other subdivisions Group insurance board Legislature — Finance, joint committee on Legislature — Legislative organization, joint committee on 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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Group Insurance Board (GIB), in consultation with the

Division of Personnel Management in the Department of Administration, to submit

all proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs to the

Joint Committee on Finance (JCF). Under the bill, GIB may not implement any

changes in the group health insurance programs unless approved by JCF through

a 21-day passive review process. Under the bill, if the cochairpersons of JCF do not

notify GIB that JCF has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing any or all

of the proposed changes within 21 working days after the date of GIB's submittal of

the proposed changes, GIB may implement the proposed changes. If, within 21

working days after the date of GIB's submittal of the proposed changes, the

cochairpersons of JCF notify GIB that JCF has scheduled a meeting for the purpose

of reviewing any or all of the proposed changes, GIB may not make the proposed

changes until JCF approves the proposed changes.

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Larson (D) , Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Erpenbach (D) , Gudex (R) , Hansen (D) , Harris Dodd (D) , Harsdorf (R) , Lasee (R) , Lassa (D) , Lazich (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Roth (R) , S. Fitzgerald (R) , Shilling (D) , Tiffany (R) , Vinehout (D) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

33 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , Barca (D) , Bernier (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Czaja (R) , Doyle (D) , Hintz (D) , Jagler (R) , Kahl (D) , Katsma (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Murphy (R) , Murtha (R) , Nerison (R) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Petryk (R) , Quinn (R) , Ringhand (D) , Ripp (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Shankland (D) , Swearingen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Weatherston (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Oct 15, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Oct 13, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Gudex, Vukmir, Harsdorf, Wanggaard, Olsen, Marklein, Tiffany, Cowles, Lasee, LeMahieu, Moulton, Roth, Petrowski, Shilling, Hansen, Lassa, Vinehout, Erpenbach, Harris Dodd and C. Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Czaja, Loudenbeck, Kooyenga, Knudson, Knodl, Rodriguez, Allen, Bernier, Jagler, Katsma, Kleefisch, T. Larson, Murphy, Murtha, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, A. Ott, Ripp, Weatherston, Barca, Doyle, Hintz, Kahl and C. Taylor

  2. Oct 13, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  3. Oct 15, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 15, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 15, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  6. Oct 15, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Oct 20, 2015 · Senate

    Senator Ringhand added as a coauthor

  8. Oct 27, 2015 · Senate

    Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor

  9. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1