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BILL · 1995–96 SESSION

SB 6439: Health plan cancellation

Allowing canceling or nonrenewing of health plans by health carriers for refusal to accept premium payment obligations.

Summary

  • The requirement that all health plan carriers must issue policies to anyone willing to pay premiums is limited. Carriers need not issue policies to those unwilling to accept premium payment obligations for periods of two years or less.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6439), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 1996
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John Moyer (R-3)
Introduced
January 15, 1996 in the Senate
Last action
January 15, 1996

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John Moyer (R-3)

8 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Alex Deccio R-14Shirley Winsley R-28Michael Heavey D-34Dan Swecker R-20Joseph Zarelli R-18Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Valoria Loveland D-16Harold Hochstatter R-13

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 6439 in other sessions

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