2018 Regular Session

House Bill 978

State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan; include county and municipal employees, including elected officials, in participation.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-15-3, 25-15-15 AND 25-15-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "EMPLOYEE" AND "RETIREE" TO INCLUDE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM OF THE STATE AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE PLAN; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE SHALL NOT SHARE IN THE COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE FOR SUCH EMPLOYEES; TO AUTHORIZE A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY EMPLOYING SUCH PERSONS TO PAY TO THE STATE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE COST THAT THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY WOULD PAY FOR THE COVERAGE OF SUCH EMPLOYEES UNDER OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Its course

January 12 to January 30, 2018, 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 RepresentativesJan 12 to Jan 30 · stopped18 days

InsuranceJan 12 to Jan 30 · stopped18 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 Jan 12 – Jan 30

Jan 12Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Appropriations
Jan 30Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Jan 12Referred To Insurance;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives