2008 House Bill 501 (Make certain changes to public employee benefits plans)

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• Introduced by Rep. Royce W Adams on February 11, 2008, to require the estate of a deceased member of a public employee benefits to accept a lump-sum payment and to permit funding of health savings accounts and health reimbursement accounts, to clarify compliance with federal code requirements, to permit the systems to offer payments to another health plan the recipient may be eligible to participate in if the payment of such coverage will reduce costs to the systems.
  • Referred to the House State Government Committee on February 12, 2008.
  • Reported in the House on February 28, 2008, favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar.
  • Substitute offered in the House on February 28, 2008, to remove new language permitting the systems to fund a health savings account or health reimbursement account and to remove new language permitting the systems to offer payments to another health plan a recipient may be eligible to participate in and access coverage.
  • The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on March 4, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Tom Riner on February 29, 2008, to suggest that state investments in Sudan are not in the public's interest.
• Passed in the House (97 to 0) on March 4, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on March 5, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee on March 7, 2008.

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Introduced by Rep. Royce W Adams on February 11, 2008. Passed in the House (97 to 0) on March 4, 2008. New Comment