l9n/ Oregon

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 3145

Creates procedure and establishes criteria by which Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services may approve or disapprove health insurance premium rates for small employers or individual health benefit plans.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Establishes criteria for Department of Consumer and Business Services to use in determination of whether to approve health insurance premium rates.</i>] <b>Creates procedure and establishes criteria by which Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services may approve or disapprove health insurance premium rates for small employers or individual health benefit plans. Specifies date on which approved proposed rate takes effect.</b> Prescribes information that must be provided by insurer seeking approval of rates. <i>Requires large employer group health insurers to submit premium rates to Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services for approval. Creates process for party adversely affected or aggrieved by approval of premium rates to challenge order in contested case and allows award of attorney fees against insurer in favor of prevailing party.</i>] <b>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</b>

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

6 co-sponsors

Brian Clem, Michael Dembrow, Larry Galizio, Tina Kotek, Carolyn Tomei, Chris Edwards

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Laurie Monnes Anderson

    Its course

    March 5 to June 29, 2009, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Jun 29 · stopped116 days

    Waiting for a committeeMar 5 to Mar 61 day

    Consumer ProtectionMar 6 to May 459 days

    RulesMay 4 to Jun 29 · stopped56 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 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 Mar 5 – Jun 29

    1. Mar 5Introduced
    2. Mar 6Sent to Consumer Protection
    3. Mar 11Heard in Consumer Protection
    4. Apr 22Heard in Consumer Protection
    5. Apr 27Heard in Consumer Protection
    6. May 4Consumer Protection recommended it as amended, and that it go to Rules
    7. Sent to Rules
    8. Jun 29Died when the session ended
    All 8 actions, as published
    1. Mar 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Mar 6Referred to Consumer Protection.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 11Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 22Public Hearing and Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 27Work Session held.House of Representatives
    6. May 4Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
    7. May 4Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
    8. Jun 29In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives