BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1659: Group life & disability ins.

Addressing the benefits of group life and disability insurance policies.

Summary

Adds grief counseling to the list of benefits a group life insurance policy may include.
Permits disability insurers to offer noninsurance benefits similar to group life policies.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1659), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

AN ACT Relating to the benefits of group life and disability insurance policies;

Passed February 10, 2016

Version voted on: HB 1659

96 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	50	0	0	0
Republican	46	1	0	0

How each member voted

Mar 10, 2016By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Mar 10, 2016By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
Mar 8, 2016Senate Rules "X" file.
Mar 1, 2016Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 25, 2016FI - Majority; do pass.
Feb 25, 2016Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 12, 2016First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance.
Feb 10, 2016Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Feb 10, 2016Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 8, 2016Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Jan 11, 2016By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jun 28, 2015By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
May 29, 2015By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 29, 2015By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Mar 4, 2015House Rules "X" file.
Feb 17, 2015Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 13, 2015BFS - Majority; do pass.
Jan 26, 2015First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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

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