Bill Title: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that any member of the General Assembly sworn into office on and after the second Wednesday in January of 2019, and who retires a participating member under the General Assembly Retirement System, shall be responsible for exactly 50% of the applicable premiums, charges, or other fees for the basic program of group health benefits. Provides that, subject to a reduction based upon Medicare coverage, the State's contribution towards the basic program of group health benefits for such General Assembly members shall be exactly 50% of the applicable premiums, charges, or other fees owed. Provides that the provisions requiring 50% contribution for retired General Assembly member health benefits do not apply to any person who previously served as a member of the General Assembly in either house prior to the second Wednesday of January of 2019. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB2292 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Bill Brady [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-044	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Dan McConchie [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-026	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-049	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Robert Martwick [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-010	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sheri Jesiel [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-061	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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