AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE (Establishes a premium payment program to help individuals and families transition from expired COVID-19 Medicaid coverage to commercial health insurance, thereby avoiding a gap in medical coverage.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 26, 2022
Last action Jun 14, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 14, 2022
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 14, 2022
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/14/2022 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
upper
Jun 9, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/09/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 3, 2022
Committee
05/03/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 26, 2022
Introduced
04/26/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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