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2016 Regular Session

House Bill 449

Small business health insurance pool; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE A SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH INSURANCE POOL; TO PROVIDE FOR EMPLOYER PREMIUM INCENTIVE PAYMENTS, EMPLOYEE PREMIUM ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS, AND TAX CREDITS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE FOR ELIGIBLE SMALL EMPLOYERS WHO PROVIDE CERTAIN GROUP HEALTH PLAN COVERAGE FOR THEIR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN ELIGIBLE SMALL EMPLOYERS MAY RECEIVE PREMIUM INCENTIVE PAYMENTS AND EMPLOYEES MAY RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FOR PAYING PREMIUMS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE PURCHASED THROUGH THE SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH INSURANCE POOL; TO ALLOW THE TAX CREDIT TO BE CLAIMED WHEN FILING TAX RETURNS; TO CREATE THE SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH INSURANCE POOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ESTABLISH ITS DUTIES; TO PROVIDE AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIVING THE PREMIUM INCENTIVE PAYMENTS, PREMIUM ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS, AND TAX CREDITS; TO PROVIDE RULEMAKING AUTHORITY TO THE COMMISSIONER TO IMPLEMENT THE PREMIUM INCENTIVE PAYMENTS, PREMIUM ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS, AND TAX CREDITS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR WRONGFULLY OBTAINING PREMIUM INCENTIVE PAYMENTS, PREMIUM ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS, OR THE TAX CREDIT; TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO PURSUE MEDICAID FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEE PREMIUM ASSISTANCE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 27-7-15, 27-69-13, 27-69-75, 97-17-41 AND 97-17-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days

InsuranceFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 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 8 – Feb 23

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Revenue and Expenditure General Bills
  2. Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Insurance;Revenue and Expenditure General BillsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives