WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2317: Title 48 RCW

Making technical changes to Title 48 RCW.

Summary

  • $ Requires insurers to issue medicare supplemental policies to eligible persons who have been terminated from specified medicare supplemental plans or whose plans have been discontinued, and bars price discrimination against such persons due to health status or claims history.
  • $ Limits an insurer's ability to impose exclusions or limitations in medicare supplement policies with respect to preexisting health conditions.
  • $ Makes technical corrections regarding the procedures that must be followed by health insurers in handling complaints from insureds.
  • $ Allows an incorporated domestic insurer to hold its annual meeting at any time and place stated in its bylaws.
  • $ Makes technical corrections to statutory citations in the insurance code.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 300, Laws of 2002
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2002
  2. Out of committeeJan 25, 2002
  3. Passed HouseFeb 12, 2002
  4. Passed SenateMar 7, 2002
  5. GovernorApr 2, 2002
  6. LawApr 2, 2002
Prime sponsor
Mike Cooper (D-21)
Introduced
January 14, 2002 in the House
Last action
April 2, 2002
Session law
Chapter 300, Laws of 2002
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
SB 6339

AN ACT Relating to technical changes to Title 48 RCW;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Cooper (D-21)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Brad Benson R-6

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 12, 2002
Version voted on: HB 2317
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat49001
Republican47001
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (2)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 7, 2002
Version voted on: HB 2317
44 Yea 0 Nay 5 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat23020
Republican21030
How each member voted

Absent (5)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/13/2002.
  2. Chapter 300, 2002 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 0; absent, 5; excused, 0.
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  11. HEA - Majority; do pass.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  17. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  18. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  19. FII - Executive action taken by committee.
  20. FII - Majority; do pass.
  21. First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance.
  22. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2317 in other sessions

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