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Group insurance, eligibility reqs
STATE GOVERNMENT – Amends existing law to remove a requirement for promulgation of administrative rules regarding eligibility determinations for participation in state employee health insurance plans.

RS29914C1 / S1020

The Idaho Department of Administration proposes legislation related to Red Tape Reduction within Title 22. This legislation repeals the requirement for the Office of Group Insurance to promulgate rules for determining the eligibility of participants in the state's health insurance plan. This eligibility is determined in contracts with health insurance providers.

This legislation also adds a member to the Group Insurance Advisory Committee from a school district participating in the state's group health insurance plan. Representation from the school district will provide their perspective on GIAC decisions impacting health insurance coverage and administration.

This legislation will have no impact on the state’s General fund or any dedicated fund or federal fund because the structure and staffing are currently in place to implement the statute.

Bill Events
Date Description
01/25 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
01/26 Reported Printed; referred to Commerce & Human Resources
02/03 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
02/06 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
02/09 Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – Semmelroth
Floor Sponsor - Guthrie
Title apvd - to House
02/10 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
Read First Time, Referred to Commerce & Human Resources
02/28 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
03/01 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
03/02 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/03 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Tuesday, March 7, 2023
03/07 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/08 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/09 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/13 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/14 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-0-4
AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent – Cannon, Galaviz, Lanting, Mathias
Floor Sponsor - Furniss
Title apvd - to Senate
03/15 Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
03/16 Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
03/17 Reported delivered to Governor at 8:15 a.m. on 03/17/23
03/21 Signed by Governor on 03/20/23
Session Law Chapter 76
Effective: 07/01/2023
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