State retiree health benefits program; amends provision relating to participation in program.
Summary
Creates an exception to the law that if a state retiree elects to participate in the state retiree health plan, but later discontinues participation, he is barred from future participation. The bill would allow a state retiree to discontinue participation, but later return to the plan, if the discontinuation was due to employment with the federal government and participation in a federal employee health benefit program.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2019
Last action Feb 6, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Jan 30, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation & Retirement
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1742E
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19104581D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ryan McDougle
RRepublican
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