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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1507

HB 1507: Health insurance pool

Prohibiting civil or criminal liabilities or penalties for actions related to the Washington state health insurance pool.

Summary

  • Expands the Washington State Health Insurance Pool's immunity from civil and criminal liability to add employees of the pool and the Insurance Commissioner, to cover a broader range of actions, including inaction and discretionary decisions, and to add a good faith requirement.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1507), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2005
  2. Out of committeeFeb 24, 2005
  3. Passed HouseMar 8, 2005
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Eileen Cody (D-34)
Introduced
January 26, 2005 in the House
Last action
February 6, 2006
Companion bill
SB 5473
Versions
HB 1507, SHB 1507

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting civil or criminal liabilities or penalties for actions related to the Washington state health insurance pool;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eileen Cody (D-34)

6 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Patricia Lantz D-26Skip Priest R-30Shay Schual-Berke D-33Jeannie Darneille D-27Steve Kirby D-29Jim Moeller D-49

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 8, 2005
Version voted on: SHB 1507
95 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat53003
Republican42000
How each member voted

Yea (95)

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History

  1. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1507)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1507)
  3. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (SHB 1507)
  4. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. (SHB 1507)
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. (SHB 1507)
  6. Placed on third reading. (SHB 1507)
  7. Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 1507)
  8. Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted.
  9. Placed on second reading suspension calendar. (SHB 1507)
  10. Placed on second reading suspension calendar.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1507)
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1507)
  14. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee.
  15. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  16. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1507 in other sessions

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