WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

HB 2362: Health ins/indvl & small grp

Increasing access to individual and small group health insurance coverage.

Summary

  • The standards governing health benefit plans in the individual market are changed as follows: New individual enrollees must be meet a six-month preexisting condition waiting period. Individuals moving between group care plans have full portability, with credit against preexisting conditions waiting periods for prior creditable coverage with more than a ninety-day gap in coverage.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2362), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2000
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Eileen Cody (D-11)
Introduced
January 11, 2000 in the House
Last action
January 11, 2000
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eileen Cody (D-11)

25 co-sponsors (25 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Jim Kastama D-25Jeanne Edwards D-1Carolyn Edmonds D-32Shay Schual-Berke D-33Steve Conway D-29Ruth Kagi D-32Phil Rockefeller D-23Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Kip Tokuda D-37Ed Murray D-43Cathy Wolfe D-22Ruth Fisher D-27Val Ogden D-49Jeff Morris D-40Laura Ruderman D-45Michael Stensen D-31John Lovick D-44Velma Veloria D-11Alex Wood D-3Lynn Kessler D-24Debbie Regala D-27Aaron Reardon D-38Mike Cooper D-21Pat Scott D-38Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

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.

HB 2362 in other sessions

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