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HOUSE BILL 674

CHAPTER NUMBER: 578
File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 637

Sponsored By:
Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

Entitled:
Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications

Synopsis:

Repealing the termination provision of specified provisions of law relating to rating of specified health benefit plans; requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to maintain a specified application on its website; requiring the Commission to update specified information at least quarterly; applying specified provisions of law relating to preexisting conditions to specified policies or certificates issued to small employers; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/18
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Finance
3/31
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable Report by Finance
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 578

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Discrimination
Electronic Government
Examinations
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Care Commission
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Reports
Small Business
Sunset
Unfair Trade Practices

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-108.1 )

Insurance
( 15-508 , 15-1205 , 15-1207 , 15-1208 , 15-1213 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 236383/01     Offered on: March 28, 2009   at: 2:25 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)



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