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2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2992

Mississippi Health Benefit Exchange Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 9, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE ACT"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO ESTABLISH THE EXCHANGE AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH A LEGAL EXISTENCE SEPARATE FROM THAT OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO ESTABLISH A BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EXCHANGE AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO PERFORM CERTAIN ACTS; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO APPOINT AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EXCHANGE; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF THE EXCHANGE; TO REQUIRE THE EXCHANGE TO MAKE QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND QUALIFIED EMPLOYERS BEGINNING WITH EFFECTIVE DATES ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2014; TO AUTHORIZE THE EXCHANGE TO CHARGE ASSESSMENTS OR USER FEES TO HEALTH CARRIERS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT; 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

13 co-sponsors

Briggs Hopson, Nancy Adams Collins, Billy Hudson, Terry C. Burton, Perry Lee, Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Giles Ward, Chris McDaniel, Michael Watson, Gary Jackson, Dean Kirby, Joey Fillingane, Lee Yancey

Its course

January 17 to March 9, 2011, 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 action11 actions on 9 days

In the SenateJan 17 to Feb 923 days

InsuranceJan 17 to Jan 203 days

Public Health and WelfareJan 20 to Jan 266 days

InsuranceJan 26 to Jan 271 day

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Mar 9 · stopped28 days

InsuranceFeb 15 to Feb 238 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives committee 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 Jan 17 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 17Referred to the Senate committees on Insurance and on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Jan 20Reported as a committee substitute from IN to PH in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 26Reported as a committee substitute from PH to IN in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Jan 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  6. Amendment failed in the Senate
  7. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 9

  1. Feb 11Sent to the House
  2. Feb 15Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  3. Feb 23Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 9Died on the calendar in the House
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Insurance;Public Health and WelfareSenate
  2. Jan 20DR - TSDPCS: IN To PHSenate
  3. Jan 26DR - TSDPCS: PH To INSenate
  4. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  5. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  6. Feb 9Amendment FailedSenate
  7. Feb 9PassedSenate
  8. Feb 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
  9. Feb 15Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 23Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 9Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives