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2003-05-07 House Journal

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2003-05-07                     House Journal                      Page 1421
HB 195                                                                                            
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE BILL NO. 195                                                                             
     "An Act relating to coverage offered under an individual policy of                             
     health care insurance; and providing for an effective date."                                   
                                                                                                    
with the:                                                    Journal Page                           
                                                                                                    
 L&C RPT CS(L&C) NT 5DP 2NR                                            962                          
 FN1: ZERO(H.L&C/CED)                                                  962                          
 HES RPT CS(L&C) NT 1DP 2NR 1AM                                      1119                           
 FN1: ZERO(H.L&C/CED)                                                1120                           
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                             
                                                                                                    

2003-05-07                     House Journal                      Page 1422
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 195(L&C)                                                                 
     "An Act relating to coverage offered under an individual policy of                             
     health care insurance; relating to the state health insurance plan;                            
     and providing for an effective date."                                                          
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 was not offered.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representatives Berkowitz and                                        
Kerttula:                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
Page 1, lines 5 - 12:                                                                               
 Delete all material.                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Renumber the following sections accordingly.                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that                                     
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Rokeberg objected.                                                                   
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSHB 195(L&C)                                                                                       
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 2                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  10   NAYS:  26   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  2                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg,                                    
Kerttula, Kookesh, McGuire, Ogg                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kohring, Kott, Lynn, Masek, Meyer,                                    
Morgan, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Whitaker,                                    
Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Joule, Kapsner                                                                            
                                                                                                    

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Absent:  Croft, Moses                                                                               
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
**Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that                                     
Representative Croft be excused from a call of the House today.                                     
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Gara:                                                 
                                                                                                    
Page 1, line 12, following "optional coverage.":                                                    
 Insert "Coverage may not be denied for matters addressed in                                        
AS 21.51.350 unless the insured signs a statement on a separate                                     
document acknowledging that the coverage will be withheld."                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                          
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Objection was heard.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Amendment to Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative                                          
Gara:                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Following "document":                                                                               
 Insert "during the application process"                                                            
                                                                                                    
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                          
Amendment to Amendment No. 1 be adopted.  There being no                                            
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                       
                                                                                                    
There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 as amended was                                    
adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that                                       
CSHB 195(L&C) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                         
reading, and placed on final passage.                                                               
                                                                                                    
Representative Berkowitz objected.                                                                  
                                                                                                    

2003-05-07                     House Journal                      Page 1424
CSHB 195(L&C) am will advance to third reading on tomorrow's                                        
calendar.