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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1931: Health care for employees

Concerning employer obligations to provide health care for employees.

Summary

  • Prohibits employers with 50 or more employees from (1) reducing the scheduled hours of employees or structuring staffing patterns to avoid federal penalties related to providing health coverage for employees; (2) engaging in staffing patterns that result in an annual increase of at least 5 percent in the number of its employees who are enrolled in Medicaid; and (3) engaging in staffing patterns that result in more than 25 percent of its employees being enrolled in Medicaid.
  • Establishes penalties for violations of staffing requirements based on the least expensive silver plan in the health benefit exchange multiplied by the number of employees who would have otherwise had coverage.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 1931), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Eileen Cody (D-34)
Introduced
February 3, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to employer obligations to provide health care for employees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eileen Cody (D-34)

22 co-sponsors (22 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Marcus Riccelli D-3Chris Reykdal D-22June Robinson D-38Brady Walkinshaw D-43Luis Moscoso D-1Timm Ormsby D-3Jake Fey D-27Carol Gregory D-30Cindy Ryu D-32Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Strom Peterson D-21Steve Tharinger D-24Hans Dunshee D-44Steve Bergquist D-11Laurie Jinkins D-27Jim Moeller D-49Gael Tarleton D-36Sherry Appleton D-23Mia Gregerson D-33Senator D-22Gerry Pollet D-46Joan McBride D-48

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1931 in other sessions

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

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