Multiple employer welfare arrangements.
This bill requires multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs) operating in Wyoming to obtain an annual license from the state insurance department and pay a $500 fee. MEWAs are arrangements where two or more employers pool resources to provide benefits like health insurance to their employees. The bill applies most provisions of Wyoming's Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act to these arrangements, while clarifying that certain specific rules do not apply. It also gives the insurance commissioner authority to suspend or revoke licenses for violations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Signed Feb 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 17, 2019 · House Feb 14, 2019
How they voted
19–2
Passed
Total votes 21
Jan 17, 2019
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Feb 26, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0049
legislature
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
S Concur:Passed 25-1-4-0-0
upper
Feb 14, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0-2)
house
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
H COW:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (19-2)
senate
Jan 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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