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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6178

SB 6178: Affordable care act

Implementing the federal patient and protection affordable care act.

Summary

  • Insurance market standards are established for health insurance carriers to sell individual and small group products in the Exchange and outside the Exchange. Insurance carriers may not offer any individual or small group products outside the Exchange unless they offer at least a silver level and gold level health plan.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6178), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2012
  2. Out of committeeFeb 2, 2012
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
January 13, 2012 in the Senate
Last action
April 11, 2012
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
HB 2319
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6178, SSB 6178

AN ACT Relating to furthering state implementation of the health benefit exchange and related provisions of the affordable care act;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

6 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Steve Conway D-29Paull Shin D-21Senator D-46Adam Kline D-37Cheryl Pflug R-5Maralyn Chase D-32

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 6178)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 6178)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6178)
  6. Senate Rules "X" file.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6178)
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 6178)
  10. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6178)
  12. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6178)
  13. HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6178)
  14. HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  15. Minority; without recommendation.
  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  17. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 6178 in other sessions

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

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