HB 320 - Georgia Health Insurance Risk Pool; create

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Current Status

05/10/05 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to create the Georgia Health Insurance Risk Pool; to provide alternative mechanism coverage for the availability of individual health insurance; to provide definitions; to provide for a risk pool board; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the board; to provide for the selection of an administrator; to provide for the duties of the Commissioner of Insurance with respect to the board and pool; to provide for the establishment of rates; to provide for eligibility for and termination of coverage; to provide for minimum pool benefits; to provide for funding and assessments; to provide for complaint procedures; to provide for audits; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal the Georgia High Risk Health Insurance Plan; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/10/05 02:12 PM House Vote #186 164 001 008 007 PASS
03/31/05 04:17 PM Senate Vote #529 049 001 003 003 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/31/05 06:02 PM House Vote #519 151 004 018 007 Agree Sen Sub

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/03/2005 House First Readers
02/07/2005 House Second Readers
02/24/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/10/2005 House Third Readers
03/10/2005 House Passed/Adopted
03/11/2005 Senate Read and Referred
03/17/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/21/2005 Senate Read Second Time
03/31/2005 Senate Third Read
03/31/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/31/2005 House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
04/11/2005 House Sent to Governor
05/10/2005 House Date Signed by Governor
05/10/2005 Act 379
07/01/2005 Effective Date