S.F. No. 0020

Group insurance plans.

 

Sponsored By:                              Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to insurance plans; eliminating and repealing a limitation on organizing as a group for specified insurance coverage; conforming provisions; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/3/2002         Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2003         S Received for Introduction

1/14/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S10

1/20/2003         S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barrasso, Boggs, Case, Massie and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/20/2003         S Placed on General File

 

1/20/2003         S Amendments Considered

SF0020SS001/A     ADOPTED

Page 2-line 3                                          After "association" strike balance of line.

Page 2-line 4                                          Strike through "years and".  SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

1/20/2003         S Passed CoW

 

1/21/2003         S Amendments Considered

SF0020S2001/A     ADOPTED

Page 1-line 8                                          After "(ii)" insert "(intro) and".  SCOTT

 

SF0020S2002/A     ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3                                          After "coverage;" insert "requiring certain filing requirements as specified;".

Page 1-line 8                                          Before "," insert "and by creating new subsections (c) and (d)".

Page 2-after line 6                                 Insert:

                "(c)  Prior to marketing or offering any disability insurance for a franchise plan formed for the sole purpose of obtaining insurance, the producer shall file a written report with the department setting forth the name of the entity or entities, the insurer and its address and the offering producer and his address.

                (d)  The provisions of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act, W.S. 26-19-301 et seq., shall apply to all insurance issued under this section.".

Page 3-line 11                                                        After "committees." insert "Prior to marketing or offering any group disability insurance to an association formed for the sole purpose of obtaining insurance, the producer shall file a written report with the department setting forth the name of the association, the insurer and its address and the offering producer and his address.  The provisions of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act, W.S. 26-19-301 et seq., shall apply to all insurance issued to an association under this section.".

Page 4-line 3                                          After "policyholder" insert ".  Prior to marketing or offering any blanket disability insurance to an association, including a labor union, formed for the sole purpose of obtaining insurance, the producer shall file a written report with the department setting forth the name of the association, the insurer and its address and the offering producer and his address.  The provisions of the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act, W.S. 26-19-301 et seq., shall apply to all insurance issued to an association under this section.".  DEVIN, SCOTT

 

1/21/2003         S Passed 2nd Reading

 

1/22/2003         S Amendments Considered

SF0020S3001/A     ADOPTED

Page 2-after line 6                                                 In the Devin, Scott Second Reading Amendment (SF0020S2002/A) to this line, in subsection (c), after "address." insert "The department shall keep the name of the association confidential.".

Page 3-line 11                                        In the Devin, Scott Second Reading Amendment (SF0020S2002/A) to this line, after "address." insert "The department shall keep the name of the association confidential.".

Page 4-line 3                                          In the Devin, Scott Second Reading Amendment (SF0020S2002/A) to this line, after "address." insert "The department shall keep the name of the association confidential.".  CASE

 

1/22/2003         S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Excused:  Senator(s) Anderson, J.

Ayes 29    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/24/2003         H Received for Introduction

2/6/2003          H Introduced and Referred to H07

2/25/2003         H07 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Latta, Martin, McOmie, Petersen, Prosser and Ross

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/25/2003         H Placed on General File

2/28/2003         H Passed CoW

3/1/2003          H Passed 2nd Reading

3/3/2003          H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Ayes 60    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2003          Assigned Number SEA 0068

3/3/2003          S President Signed SEA No. 0068

3/3/2003          H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0068

3/6/2003          Governor Signed SEA No. 0068

 

Chapter No. 0160  Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.