l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2833

"Mississippi Health Insurance Exchange Act of 2008"; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE ACT OF 2008"; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE AS AN INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EXCHANGE AND EMPOWER THE BOARD TO APPOINT AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ORGANIZE FOR BUSINESS; TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXCHANGE; TO PROVIDE FOR ENROLLMENT AND COVERAGE ELECTION UNDER THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION OF PLANS IN THE EXCHANGE; TO PRESCRIBE UNDERWRITING RULES FOR THE EXCHANGE; TO PROVIDE FOR CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE; TO PROVIDE FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION; TO PROVIDE FOR PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER PLANS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF COMMISSIONS TO INSURANCE PRODUCERS; TO CREATE THE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE ADVISORY COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE MISSISSIPPI HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE IMPLEMENTATION RECOMMENDATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Bob M. Dearing, Alice Harden

Its course

February 4 to March 18, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Feb 2824 days

InsuranceFeb 4 to Feb 1814 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 28 to Mar 18 · stopped19 days

InsuranceMar 4 to Mar 18 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 28

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 4 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 4Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  2. Feb 18Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 28Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 3 – Mar 18

  1. Mar 3Sent to the House
  2. Mar 4Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 18Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To InsuranceSenate
  2. Feb 18Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 28Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 28AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 28Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Mar 3Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Mar 4Referred To Insurance;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives