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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2355

HB 2355: Health reinsurance program

Addressing the establishment of an individual health insurance market claims-based reinsurance program.

Summary

  • Establishes a claims-based reinsurance program for individual market health plans.
  • Requires the reinsurance program to collect assessments on behalf of the Washington State Health Insurance Pool.
  • Changes the entities subject to assessments for the Washington State Health Insurance Pool to be the same as the entities subject to reinsurance assessments.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2355), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2018
  2. Out of committeeJan 18, 2018
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Eileen Cody (D-34)
Introduced
January 8, 2018 in the House
Last action
February 19, 2018
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
SB 6062
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2355, SHB 2355

AN ACT Relating to establishment of an individual health insurance market claims-based reinsurance program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eileen Cody (D-34)

6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Joan McBride D-48Steve Tharinger D-24June Robinson D-38Timm Ormsby D-3Sherry Appleton D-23Laurie Jinkins D-27

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. (SHB 2355)
  2. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  3. Placed on second reading. (SHB 2355)
  4. Placed on second reading.
  5. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 2355)
  6. HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2355)
  7. HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. Minority; without recommendation.
  9. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  10. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2355 in other sessions

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