BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1518: Employer health care funding

Requiring employer participation in funding health care for employees covered by the medical assistance program.

Summary

Establishes the taxpayer health care fairness act regarding: (1) A comprehensive approach to providing appropriate health care for all citizens that involves participation by employers; (2) The failure of certain employers, with adequate resources, to offer affordable access to health care services to their employees; and (3) The establishment of a mechanism to reimburse the state for its costs of providing access…

From the Bill Digest (HB 1518), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to assessing employers for their employees' health care costs paid by the state;

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

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

HB 1518 (2025–26) Vehicle collision liability · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1518 (2023–24) Parking at rest areas · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1518 (2021–22) Paper products/environment · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1518 (2017–18) Social emotional learning · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1518 (2015–16) Wage liens/wage recovery act · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1518 (2013–14) Disciplining authorities · Enacted · Chapter 81, Laws of 2013
HB 1518 (2011–12) Transit and parking benefits · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1518 (2009–10) Accountancy practices · Vetoed by the Governor