l9n/ Oregon

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 2918

Creates Small Business Health Insurance Pool in Oregon Health Authority, to be administered by Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Board.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Health Care Committee on June 30, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Creates Small Business Health Insurance Pool in Oregon Health Authority, to be administered by Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Board. Specifies conditions for participation in pool. Authorizes board to adopt rules and to contract with insurers to provide coverage under pool. Establishes Small Business Health Insurance Pool Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys from fund to board to implement and operate pool. Becomes operative January 1, 2012. Permits small businesses to participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program. Requires small employer carriers to provide written notification of proposed rate increase 30 days before increased premium payment is due. Requires Oregon Business Development Department to provide link on website to health care resources for small businesses, including Healthy Kids program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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

2 co-sponsors

Jeff Barker, Sara Gelser Blouin

Its course

January 11 to June 30, 2011, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jun 30 · stopped170 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 11 to Jan 2110 days

Health CareJan 21 to Jun 30 · stopped160 days

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 11 – Jun 30

  1. Jan 11Introduced
  2. Jan 21Sent to Health Care
  3. Mar 18Heard in Health Care
  4. Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11First reading. Referred to the desks of the Co-Speakers.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 21Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 18Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives