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2012 Regular Session

House Bill 538

Retirement medical benefits account; establish for state officers and employees.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A RETIREMENT MEDICAL BENEFITS ACCOUNT FOR STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING BY THE EMPLOYERS ON A PRETAX BASIS BENEFITS FOR SICKNESS, ACCIDENT, HOSPITALIZATION AND MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR A PARTICIPANT AND HIS OR HER SPOUSE AND DEPENDENTS AFTER THE PARTICIPANT'S RETIREMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADMINISTER THE ACCOUNT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PARTICIPANTS' EMPLOYERS SHALL MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS ANNUALLY TO THE ACCOUNT ON BEHALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A SUBACCOUNT FOR EACH PARTICIPANT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BALANCE IN A RETIRED PARTICIPANT'S SUBACCOUNT MAY BE USED BY THE RETIRED PARTICIPANT AND HIS OR HER SPOUSE AND DEPENDENTS TO PAY PREMIUMS FOR INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP HEALTH COVERAGE AND OTHER HEALTH CARE RELATED EXPENSES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT OF A RETIRED PARTICIPANT MAY USE AMOUNTS CREDITED TO THE RETIRED PARTICIPANT TO PAY HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH CARE RELATED EXPENSES TO THE SAME EXTENT AND IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE RETIRED PARTICIPANT; 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 House of Representatives

Its course

February 13 to March 6, 2012, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 days

AppropriationsFeb 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 days

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 House of Representatives Feb 13 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 13Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  2. Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 13Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives