HB 999 (2003) - Health Insurance

General Bill by Negron (CO-SPONSORS) Berfield; Hasner

Health Insurance: Changes form filing requirements; provides criteria for determining that premium rates are not excessive or inadequate; establishes minimum loss ratios for consideration in disapproval of forms; provides exemptions; revises conditions that must be met for exemption from provisions regulating group, blanket, and franchise health insurance policies for a group health insurance policy issued or delivered outside this state under which a resident of this state is provided coverage; provides limitations on premium increases, reduction of benefits, and contractual modifications.

Companion Bill passed CS/CS/SB 2264 Health Insurance By Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care and Banking and Insurance and Atwater

Effective Date: This act shall take effect July 1, 2003

Last Event: Companion Bill passed, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2264 on Friday, May 2, 2003 2:43 PM; HB Laid on Table

Date Available for Final Passage: Friday, May 02, 2003 6:56 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Insurance
- On agenda for: 04/15/03 1:00 PM
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- Temporarily Postponed (final action)
- On agenda for: 04/21/03 2:15 PM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) See Votes
Subcommittee on Health Access & Financing
- On agenda for: 04/09/03 1:00 PM
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- Favorable With Amendment(s) () (final action) See Votes

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 2264	Subject: Health Insurance	Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 723	Subject: Health Insurance	Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1573	Subject: Health Insurance	Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1796	Subject: Health Insurance	Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Engrossed 1
Committee Substitute 1
- A 184075 , Negron Date Filed: 04/30/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 28 House: Adopted 04/30/2003 06:56 PM
- A 014859 , Negron Date Filed: 04/30/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 28 House: Withdrawn 04/30/2003 02:54 PM
- A 790095 , Negron Date Filed: 04/30/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 28 House: Withdrawn 04/30/2003 06:55 PM
- A 021973 , Stargel Date Filed: 04/30/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 46
- A 930465 , Negron Date Filed: 04/30/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 136 House: Withdrawn 04/30/2003 06:55 PM
- A 071361 , Negron Date Filed: 04/30/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 136 House: Adopted 04/30/2003 06:40 PM
- A 362051 , Negron Date Filed: 04/30/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 328 House: Adopted 04/30/2003 06:41 PM
Original Filed Version

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Subcommittee on Commerce & Local Affairs Appropriations 4/29/2003 9:47:20 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Insurance 4/28/2003 8:21:10 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Insurance 4/15/2003 8:41:30 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Insurance 4/9/2003 10:59:26 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2264	Time: 05/02/2003 - 2:43 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Substituted CS/CS/SB 2264	Time: 05/02/2003 - 2:43 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Bill added to Third Reading Calendar	Time: 04/30/2003 - 7:34 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Amendment 184075 adopted	Time: 04/30/2003 - 6:41 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 362051 adopted	Time: 04/30/2003 - 6:41 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 71361 adopted	Time: 04/30/2003 - 6:40 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 930465 withdrawn	Time: 04/30/2003 - 6:39 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 184075 withdrawn	Time: 04/30/2003 - 6:37 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn	Time: 04/30/2003 - 6:37 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Amendment 71361 filed timely	Time: 04/30/2003 - 4:43 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 362051 filed timely	Time: 04/30/2003 - 3:22 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 930465 adopted	Time: 04/30/2003 - 2:59 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 184075 adopted	Time: 04/30/2003 - 2:57 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 790095 withdrawn	Time: 04/30/2003 - 2:57 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 790095 adopted	Time: 04/30/2003 - 2:56 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 14859 withdrawn	Time: 04/30/2003 - 2:55 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time	Time: 04/30/2003 - 2:53 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Amendment 790095 filed timely	Time: 04/30/2003 - 12:04 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 21973 filed timely	Time: 04/30/2003 - 9:40 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 14859 filed timely	Time: 04/30/2003 - 8:58 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 184075 filed timely	Time: 04/30/2003 - 8:54 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 930465 filed timely	Time: 04/30/2003 - 8:53 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (04/30/2003)	Time: 04/29/2003 - 1:40 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar	Time: 04/28/2003 - 7:37 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Insurance ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3	Time: 04/28/2003 - 6:34 PM	Member:	Committee: Insurance	Version:
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar	Time: 04/28/2003 - 6:34 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee	Time: 04/28/2003 - 6:34 PM	Member:	Committee: Insurance	Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting	Time: 04/28/2003 - 6:34 PM	Member:	Committee: Insurance	Version:
Event: H Bill withdrawn from Appropriations	Time: 04/25/2003 - 10:30 PM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Bill withdrawn from Subcommittee on Commerce & Local Affairs Appropriations	Time: 04/25/2003 - 10:30 PM	Member:	Committee: Subcommittee on Commerce & Local Affairs Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Bill added to Insurance agenda	Time: 04/17/2003 - 5:47 PM	Member:	Committee: Insurance	Version:
Event: H Bill added to Insurance agenda	Time: 04/11/2003 - 4:25 PM	Member:	Committee: Insurance	Version:
Event: H Bill now in Insurance	Time: 04/11/2003 - 4:08 PM	Member:	Committee: Insurance	Version:
Event: H Bill Passed referred committee with amendment(s)	Time: 04/11/2003 - 4:08 PM	Member:	Committee: Subcommittee on Health Access & Financing	Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting	Time: 04/11/2003 - 4:08 PM	Member:	Committee: Subcommittee on Health Access & Financing	Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Appropriations	Time: 03/07/2003 - 4:05 PM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Commerce & Local Affairs Appropriations	Time: 03/07/2003 - 4:05 PM	Member:	Committee: Subcommittee on Commerce & Local Affairs Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Insurance	Time: 03/07/2003 - 4:05 PM	Member:	Committee: Insurance	Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Health Access & Financing	Time: 03/07/2003 - 4:05 PM	Member:	Committee: Subcommittee on Health Access & Financing	Version:
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 03/04/2003 - 10:30 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H File timely	Time: 03/01/2003 - 4:41 PM	Member: Negron	Committee:	Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
627.410	HB 1573, HB 1803
627.6515	HB 899, HB 1803