WV SB1011 | 2010 | 1st Special Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on May 16 2010 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-05-16 - Committed to Judiciary on 2nd reading
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Insurance Commissioner contract with the United States government to implement a temporary high risk pool program, as set forth in the recently passed federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Such a program would provide health insurance coverage to currently uninsured individuals with preexisting conditions. The bill also permits the Insurance Commissioner to promulgate emergency rules in order to effectuate any insurance provisions of the Act.

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Title

Implementing temporary high risk pool program to provide certain health insurance coverage

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2010-05-16 Committed to Judiciary on 2nd reading
2010-05-16 Read 1st time
2010-05-16 Immediate consideration
2010-05-16 Introduced in House
2010-05-16 Ordered to House
2010-05-16 Effective from passage (Roll No. 2)
2010-05-16 Passed Senate (Roll No. 2)
2010-05-16 Read 3rd time
2010-05-16 On 3rd reading
2010-05-15 Read 2nd time
2010-05-13 Having been read 1st time, prior proceedings, 5/13/10
2010-05-13 To Finance
2010-05-13 Reported do pass, but first to Finance
2010-05-13 On 2nd reading to Judiciary then Finance
2010-05-13 Read 1st time
2010-05-13 On 1st reading
2010-05-13 Immediate consideration
2010-05-13 Introduced in Senate
2010-05-13 To Judiciary then Finance
2010-05-13 Filed for introduction

Same As/Similar To

HB112 (Same As) 2010-05-14 - Recommitted to Judiciary on 2nd reading

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
33223New CodeSee Bill Text

West Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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