BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 2901: Health care premium assist.

Providing health care premium assistance by imposing a tax on claims paid.

Summary

  • Imposes a 1 percent tax on all paid claims by certain health carriers, third party administrators, and employers offering self-funded coverage.
  • Proceeds of tax must be used to provide premium assistance to qualified individuals.

From the House Bill Analysis 2020 (HB 2901), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2020
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marcus Riccelli (D-3)
Introduced
January 29, 2020 in the House
Last action
January 29, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing health care premium assistance by imposing a tax on claims paid;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marcus Riccelli (D-3)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 2901 in other sessions

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

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