S.F. No. 0143

Adverse selection reduction-small group health insurance.

Sponsored By: Senator(s) Scott, Barrasso, Boggs and Massie and Representative(s) Osborn

AN ACT relating to small employer health insurance availability; modifying index rate variations within a business class as specified; and providing for an effective date.

1/28/2003 Bill Number Assigned

1/29/2003 S Received for Introduction

1/29/2003 S Introduced and Referred to S10

2/5/2003 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

2/5/2003 S Placed on General File

2/7/2003 S Amendments Considered

SF0143SS001/A ADOPTED

Page 1-line 8 After "W.S." delete balance of line.

Page 1-line 9 Delete "are" insert "is".

Page 1-lines 11 through 16 Delete.

Page 2-lines 1 through 3 Delete.

Page 2-line 15 Reinsert stricken "vary from"; delete "exceed".

Page 2-line 16 Strike "twenty-five percent (25%)" insert "thirty-five percent (35%)"; reinsert stricken "of"; delete "and shall not be lower".

Page 2-line 17 Delete new language. SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

2/7/2003 S Passed CoW

2/10/2003 S Passed 2nd Reading

2/11/2003 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

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

Nays: Senator(s) Decaria

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/12/2003 H Received for Introduction

2/12/2003 H Introduced and Referred to H10

2/20/2003 H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Boswell, Gilmore, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, McMurtrey, Miller, D., Osborn and Robinson

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/20/2003 H Placed on General File

2/27/2003 H Amendments Considered

SF0143HS001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY) ADOPTED

Page 2-line 2 Strike "such". OSBORN, CHAIRMAN

2/27/2003 H Passed CoW

2/28/2003 H Passed 2nd Reading

3/1/2003 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, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren and Wostenberg.

Excused: Representative(s) Harshman, Nicholas and Wasserburger.

Ayes 57 Nays 0 Excused 3 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/3/2003 S Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., 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.

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/3/2003 Assigned Number SEA 0067

3/3/2003 S President Signed SEA No. 0067

3/3/2003 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0067

3/6/2003 Governor Signed SEA No. 0067

Chapter No. 0159 Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.