l9n/ Oregon

2007 Regular Session

House Bill 2221

Establishes licensing requirement for persons marketing, offering for sale or selling, promoting, distributing or administering discount medical plans.

Became law as Chapter 272, Oregon Laws 2007, signed June 1, 2007, 144 days after it was filed. In force from June 1, 2007.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Establishes licensing requirement for persons marketing, offering for sale or selling, promoting, distributing or administering discount medical plans. Prohibits operation of discount medical plan organization without license and without contract or agreement with <i>service</i>] provider or <i>service</i>] provider network. Specifies information and services discount medical plan organization must provide with discount medical plan. Prohibits use of misleading, deceptive or false statements in connection with marketing, advertising, sales, promotional and plan documents for discount medical plans and in communications with consumers. Provides Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services with power to investigate violations and suspend or revoke licenses. Permits any person to seek injunction and statutory damages and three times actual damages against unlicensed person operating as discount medical plan organization. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Its course

January 8 to June 1, 2007, 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 action19 actions on 16 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 8 to Apr 1092 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 8 to Jan 102 days

Consumer ProtectionJan 10 to Apr 484 days

In the SenateApr 10 to May 1535 days

Waiting for a committeeApr 10 to Apr 177 days

CommerceApr 17 to May 1124 days

With the GovernorMay 15 to Jun 117 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading59–0

    Passed · Apr 10 · 1 present

  • Senate, third reading27–0

    Passed · May 15 · 3 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 4

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly 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 Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 8 – Apr 10

  1. Jan 8Introduced
  2. Jan 10Sent to Consumer Protection
  3. Jan 17Heard in Consumer Protection
  4. Mar 5Heard in Consumer Protection
  5. Mar 26Heard in Consumer Protection
  6. Apr 4Consumer Protection recommended it as amended
  7. Apr 9Read a second time
  8. Apr 10Passed the House of Representatives, 59 to 0

In the Senate Apr 11 – May 15

  1. Apr 11Arrived in the Senate
  2. Apr 17Sent to Commerce
  3. May 7Heard in Commerce
  4. May 11Commerce recommended it
  5. Read a second time
  6. May 15Passed the Senate, 27 to 0

To the Governor May 24 – Jun 1

  1. May 24Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Jun 1Signed by the Governor
  4. Became chapter 272 of Oregon Laws 2007, in force from June 1, 2007
All 19 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 10Referred to Consumer Protection.House of Representatives
  3. Jan 17Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 5Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 26Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 4Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 9Second reading.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 10Third reading. Carried by Bonamici. Passed.House of Representatives
  9. Apr 11First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  10. Apr 17Referred to Commerce.Senate
  11. May 7Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  12. May 11Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  13. May 11Second reading.Senate
  14. May 14Carried over to 05-15 by unanimous consent.Senate
  15. May 15Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.Senate
  16. May 24Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  17. May 24President signed.Senate
  18. Jun 1Governor signed.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 1Chapter 272, (2007 Laws): Effective date June 1, 2007.House of Representatives