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CS/CS/SB 524: Health Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Banking and Insurance ; Diaz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Farmer ; Bean

Health Insurance; Authorizing the inclusion in the state group insurance program of products and services offered by entities providing optional participation in the Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan; requiring the Department of Management Services to implement formulary management cost-saving measures beginning with the 2020 plan year; creating the "Patient Savings Act"; authorizing health insurers, which include health maintenance organizations, to offer shared savings incentive programs to insureds, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2019
 Last Action: 4/30/2019 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1113 (Ch. 2019-100) -SJ 619
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/24/2019 Senate • Filed
    2/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 68
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 68
    3/6/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/11/19, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/11/2019 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 195
    3/13/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    3/14/2019 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 240
    3/21/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/26/19, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
    3/26/2019 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 280
    • Now in Appropriations
    4/15/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/18/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/18/2019 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 379
    4/19/2019 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/22/2019 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 382
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/26/2019 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/19 -SJ 646
    4/30/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 619
    • Substituted CS/HB 1113 -SJ 619
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1113 (Ch. 2019-100) -SJ 619

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  • CS/CS/SB 524, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/19/2019 at 4:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1113 (er) Health Insurance Renner Compare Last Action: 6/12/2019 Chapter No. 2019-100 Track This Bill
    H 5009 State Employees' Group Insurance Program Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1113 (Ch. 2019-100), SB 2500 (Ch. 2019-115) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    110.12303 State group insurance program; additional benefits; price transparency program; reporting. Page 2 (pdf)
    110.12315 Prescription drug program. Page 6 (pdf)
    627.6387 Page 7 (pdf)

    Citations - Chapter Law (1)

    Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1999-255 Section 8 Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 524, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/13/2019 at 12:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2019 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2019 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/17/2019 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/19/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1113 (c1) Health Insurance Savings Programs Renner Similar Last Action: 6/12/2019 Chapter No. 2019-100 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    697970 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Diaz)     		4/16/2019
    5:06 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/18/2019     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 239764 - Amendment to Amendment (697970)
    Delete lines 134 - 143 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Diaz)     		4/17/2019
    2:07 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/18/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/26/2019 1:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 4 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/18/2019 9:00 AM Appropriations 20 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6387 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 524, Original Filed Version Posted 1/24/2019 at 3:17 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 3/8/2019 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1113 Health Insurance Savings Programs Renner Similar Last Action: 6/12/2019 Chapter No. 2019-100 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    441564 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (Diaz)     		3/8/2019
    1:56 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/11/2019     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 893134 - Amendment to Amendment (441564)
    Delete line 79 and insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (Diaz)     		3/8/2019
    4:46 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/11/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/11/2019 4:00 PM Banking and Insurance 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.6387 Page 1 (pdf)

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