Social and financial impact reports on health insurance mandates

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Generally, this bill clarifies the requirements regarding social and financial impact reports that are required for bills and amendments containing health insurance mandates. Current law requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to submit a copy of a bill or amendment that requires a social and financial impact report to the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance when the bill or amendment is introduced. The bill clarifies, for amendments, that the LRB must submit a copy of an offered amendment to OCI if the amendment creates or alters a health insurance mandate.

Current law requires the commissioner of insurance to submit a report on the social and financial impact of any health insurance mandate contained in a bill or amendment, or, if the office decides not to submit the report, a written statement explaining the reason for not preparing the report. Currently, the commissioner must submit the report or written statement to the presiding officer of the house of the legislature in which the bill or amendment is introduced. The bill requires OCI to submit the report or written statement to the chief clerk of the house in which the bill or amendment is introduced or offered within ten working days after receiving a copy of the bill or amendment from the LRB. OCI is not required, however, to prepare or submit a report or statement for an amendment that has failed adoption or failed to be reported out of committee by the end of the next business day after receiving a copy of the amendment.

Who's behind it

5 senators are its authors⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

11 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment Histories
• LC Amendment Memo