WA People
BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2739: Health benefit plan coverage

Assisting persons seeking individual health benefit plan coverage when their prior carrier has terminated individual coverage.

Summary

  • Removes the requirement to complete the standard health questionnaire, under certain circumstances, for persons seeking an individual health benefit plan because his or her health carrier is discontinuing all individual health benefit plan coverage.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2012
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sherry Appleton (D-23)
Introduced
January 30, 2012 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Companion bill
SB 6412

AN ACT Relating to applying for health insurance coverage when an insurance carrier discontinues all individual health benefit plan coverage;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sherry Appleton (D-23)

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 2739 in other sessions

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