CS/CS/SB 418 (2019) -  Essential Health Benefits Under Health Plans

General Bill by Rules and Banking and Insurance and Simpson
Essential Health Benefits Under Health Plans: Requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation to conduct a study evaluating this state’s current benchmark plan for essential health benefits under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and options for changing the benchmark plan for future plan years; requiring the office, in conducting the study, to consider plans and certain benefits used by other states and to compare costs with those of this state, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 322 (Ch. 2019-129) on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 03/25/19 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 04/01/19 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/10/19 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 1

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 997 Subject: Health Plans Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 322 Subject: Health Plans Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/10/2019 3:49:20 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/9/2019 8:17:35 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 4/1/2019 5:31:19 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/29/2019 1:30:16 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 3/28/2019 7:24:57 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 3/22/2019 3:52:14 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 322 (Ch. 2019-129) Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Retained on Calendar Time: 04/26/2019 - 4:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 495 Time: 04/25/2019 - 7:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 451 Time: 04/24/2019 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/19 -SJ 451 Time: 04/22/2019 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 350 Time: 04/16/2019 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/12/2019 - 1:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/10/2019 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 1 -SJ 343 Time: 04/10/2019 - 12:02 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/10/19, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 04/05/2019 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 04/01/2019 - 6:07 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 283 Time: 04/01/2019 - 3:49 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/27/2019 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 281 Time: 03/27/2019 - 3:42 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: c1
Event: S Now in Health Policy Time: 03/27/2019 - 12:51 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/27/2019 - 12:06 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 281 Time: 03/25/2019 - 5:58 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/25/19, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/20/2019 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 61 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Rules -SJ 61 Time: 02/01/2019 - 9:40 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/22/2019 - 10:27 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
627.443 CS/CS/SB 322, CS/CS/CS/HB 997

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