l9n/ Oregon

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 4029

Modifies funding mechanism for public employees' health care benefit to avoid excise tax under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Health Care Committee on March 3, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Modifies funding mechanism for public employees' health care benefit to avoid excise tax under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Requires local governments and school districts to participate in modified health care benefit plan. Permits public employees to redirect funds from health care premiums to other benefits. Dedicates portion of health care benefit costs to future health care costs and to critical services. Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to assist employees in selecting benefit options. Excludes collective bargaining for specified health insurance benefits. Prohibits Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board from self-insuring. Establishes Task Force on Flexible Benefits for Public Employees to monitor implementation of new benefit plans. Sunsets task force December 31, 2020.

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

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Betsy Johnson

    Its course

    January 27 to March 3, 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 action5 actions on 4 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 15 days

    Health CareFeb 1 to Mar 3 · stopped31 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 27 – Mar 3

    1. Jan 27Filed before the session
    2. Feb 1Introduced
    3. Sent to Health Care
    4. Feb 5Heard in Health Care
    5. Mar 3Died when the session ended
    All 5 actions, as published
    1. Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 1First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 1Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    4. Feb 5Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    5. Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives