Legislature(1995 - 1996)
1996-02-14 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1996-02-14 Senate Journal Page 2428 SB 178 SENATE BILL NO. 178 An Act relating to small employer health insurance was read the second time. Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered. SENATE BILL NO. 178 was read the third time. Senator Rieger offered Title Amendment No. 1: Page 1, line 1: Delete relating to small employer health insurance Insert increasing the number of eligible employees that constitute an employer group for purposes of providing small employer health insurance; amending the definition of `small employer'; and requiring an annual report from the Small Employer Health Reinsurance Association until 1999 Senator Rieger moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Without objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. The question being: Shall SENATE BILL NO. 178(title am) An Act increasing the number of eligible employees that constitute an employer group for purposes of providing small employer health insurance; amending the definition of `small employer'; and requiring an annual report from the Small Employer Health Reinsurance Association until 1999 pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the following result: SB 178(title am) Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 19 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp, Torgerson, Zharoff Excused: Taylor 1996-02-14 Senate Journal Page 2429 SB 178 and so, SENATE BILL NO. 178(title am) passed the Senate. Senator Duncan gave notice of reconsideration.