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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5789: Small employers

Changing insurance requirements for small employers.

Summary

  • The premium assistance available for the SEHIP program may be provided for any available health benefit plan offered by a small employer, including a high deductible health plan with a health savings account.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5789), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Linda Evans Parlette (R-12)
Introduced
January 31, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to changing insurance requirements for small employers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Linda Evans Parlette (R-12)

19 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 12 Republicans)

Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Cheryl Pflug R-5Phil Rockefeller D-23Mike Carrell R-28Jim Kastama D-25Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Mark Schoesler R-9Jean Berkey D-38Mike Hewitt R-16Dale Brandland R-42Bob Morton R-7Dan Swecker R-20Val Stevens R-39Jim Clements R-14Don Benton R-17Senator D-35Janéa Holmquist Newbry R-13Paull Shin D-21Pam Roach R-31

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5789 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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