2006-05-04                     Senate Journal                      Page 3160
HB 29                                                                                             
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                              
29(L&C)(title am) "An Act relating to the Comprehensive Health                                      
Insurance Association; granting a 50 percent premium tax credit for                                 
assessments against members of the Comprehensive Health Insurance                                   
Association; requiring members to provide information to the                                        
association's board of directors or the director of the division of                                 
insurance; modifying voting rights for the association members by                                   
basing their exercise on a member's share of assessments; basing                                    
assessments on major medical premiums; modifying the manner of                                      
determining members' liabilities for losses; and changing the definition                            
of "major medical" coverage for purpose of state health insurance and                               
providing for exclusions to major medical coverage."  Signing do pass:                              
Senators Wilken, Green, Cochairs; Senators Dyson, Stedman, Bunde.                                   
Signing no recommendation: Senators Hoffman, Olson.                                                 
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
          Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Commerce, Community                               
       and Economic Development                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.