SB 164 Louisiana Senate · 2024 Regular Session

GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM: Provides relative to Office of Group Benefits health coverage programs for certain employees. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

SB 164 amends the rules governing the Office of Group Benefits health coverage program for specific employees. The bill clarifies how premium costs are calculated, requiring that a certain percentage of the total premium be determined according to existing office regulations. This change directly impacts the financial administration of health benefits for the covered workforce by standardizing how premium contributions are assessed.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2024

Committee Review

May 2024

Senate Passage

May 2024

House Passage

May 2024

Signed into Law

May 2024

Introduced Feb 29, 2024 Signed May 28, 2024

Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2024 · House May 22, 2024

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

May 1, 2024

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

25 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

May 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 14, 2024

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (15-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

May 6, 2024

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

lower

May 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 29, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Mar 11, 2024

Committee

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors