BILL · 1997–98 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5589
SB 5589: Medicare supplemental insur
Providing an enrollment option to medicare beneficiaries.
Summary
- For the first year that a Medicare beneficiary is enrolled in a Medicare managed care plan, the beneficiary is permitted to transfer to a Medicare supplemental insurance plan without regard to insurability.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5589), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedFeb 3, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Shirley Winsley (R-28)
- Introduced
- February 3, 1997 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
- Companion bill
- HB 1608
- Versions
- SB 5589, SSB 5589
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Shirley Winsley (R-28)
4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
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 5589 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5589 (2025–26) Insurance & credit study
- SB 5589 (2023–24) Probate
- SB 5589 (2021–22) Primary care spending
- SB 5589 (2019–20) Local taxes/employment
- SB 5589 (2017–18) Distillery promotional items
- SB 5589 (2015–16) Peace officer disciplining
- SB 5589 (2013–14) School district bonds
- SB 5589 (2011–12) Heavy haul indust. corridors