AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE POLICIES (Provides special enrollment period for Medicare Part B. Prohibits carriers from imposing conditions on enrollees or discriminate on price based upon health status, claims experience or preexisting conditions. Sunsets on December 31, 2025.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Last action May 31, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2023
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 28
May 30, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican3
33% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 31, 2023
Committee
05/31/2023 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
May 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/30/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 23, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/23/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
04/25/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
03/23/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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