Indiana 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 15 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 184 — Nonprofit agricultural organization coverage.

Last action — Public Law 136

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 23 sponsors

    4 primary, 19 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (15 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Authorizes a nonprofit agricultural organization to provide health benefit coverage that is: (1) sponsored by the nonprofit agricultural organization or its affiliate; (2) offered only to members of the nonprofit agricultural organization and their families; (3) deemed by the nonprofit agricultural organization to be important in assisting its members to live long and productive lives; and (4) offered in every county in Indiana. Provides that nonprofit agricultural organization coverage is not insurance and is not subject to the regulatory authority of the department of insurance, and that a nonprofit agricultural organization providing health coverage is not engaged in the business of insurance and is not required to obtain a certificate of authority. Provides that an individual may not apply for health coverage provided by a nonprofit agricultural organization until the individual has been a member of the nonprofit agricultural organization for at least 30 days. Mandates that the health coverage cover ambulatory patient services, hospitalization, emergency services, and laboratory services, and provides that the coverage may not be subject to an annual limit of less than $2,000,000 per year. Requires a nonprofit agricultural organization offering health coverage: (1) to annually file with the department of insurance a written, signed opinion of a qualified actuary that the plan reserves of the nonprofit agricultural organization and its affiliate are adequate and conform to the appropriate actuarial standards of practice; and (2) to reinsure all or a portion of its risks. Provides that an individual entering into a health coverage contract with a nonprofit agricultural organization must acknowledge in a signed writing that the coverage: (1) is not considered insurance; and (2) is not subject to the administrative rules of the department of insurance.

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Action History

  1. Public Law 136

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Rules Suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 379: yeas 47, nays 1

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Dissent rescinded

  9. House advisors appointed: Prescott, Carbaugh, Barrett, Austin, Bauer and Campbell

  10. House conferees appointed: Manning and Wright

  11. Senate dissented from House amendments

  12. Senate advisors appointed: Zay, Breaux and Leising

  13. Senate conferees appointed: Charbonneau and Ford J.D.

  14. Motion to dissent filed

  15. Concurrence withdrawn

  16. Motion to concur filed

  17. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 275: yeas 94, nays 2

  19. Representative Austin added as cosponsor

  20. Rule 105.1 suspended

  21. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  22. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  23. First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance

  24. Referred to the House

  25. Senators Messmer, Niemeyer, Walker, Bassler, Gaskill, Sandlin, Rogers, Ford J.D., Kruse, Raatz, Glick, Spartz, Doriot, Koch, Breaux added as coauthors

  26. Senator Walker removed as coauthor

  27. Senator Sandlin removed as coauthor

  28. Senator Rogers removed as coauthor

  29. Senator Niemeyer removed as coauthor

  30. Senator Gaskill removed as coauthor

  31. Senator Ford J.D. removed as coauthor

  32. Senator Bassler removed as coauthor

  33. Cosponsors: Representatives Carbaugh, Barrett, Prescott

  34. House sponsor: Representative Manning

  35. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 142: yeas 49, nays 0

  36. Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor

  37. Senator Rogers added as coauthor

  38. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  39. Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) prevailed; voice vote

  40. Senators Bassler, Gaskill, Sandlin added as coauthors

  41. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  42. Senator Walker added as coauthor

  43. Senator Niemeyer added as coauthor

  44. Senator Leising added as third author

  45. Senator Zay added as second author

  46. First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions

  47. Authored by Senator Charbonneau

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 127 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (19)

Not signed on (127)

127 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 184 do?
Authorizes a nonprofit agricultural organization to provide health benefit coverage that is: (1) sponsored by the nonprofit agricultural organization or its affiliate; (2) offered only to members of the nonprofit agricultural organization and their families; (3) deemed by the nonprofit agricultural organization to be important in assisting its members to live long and productive lives; and (4) offered in every county in Indiana. Provides that nonprofit agricultural organization coverage is not insurance and is not subject to the regulatory authority of the department of insurance, and that a nonprofit agricultural organization providing health coverage is not engaged in the business of insurance and is not required to obtain a certificate of authority. Provides that an individual may not apply for health coverage provided by a nonprofit agricultural organization until the individual has been a member of the nonprofit agricultural organization for at least 30 days. Mandates that the health coverage cover ambulatory patient services, hospitalization, emergency services, and laboratory services, and provides that the coverage may not be subject to an annual limit of less than $2,000,000 per year. Requires a nonprofit agricultural organization offering health coverage: (1) to annually file with the department of insurance a written, signed opinion of a qualified actuary that the plan reserves of the nonprofit agricultural organization and its affiliate are adequate and conform to the appropriate actuarial standards of practice; and (2) to reinsure all or a portion of its risks. Provides that an individual entering into a health coverage contract with a nonprofit agricultural organization must acknowledge in a signed writing that the coverage: (1) is not considered insurance; and (2) is not subject to the administrative rules of the department of insurance.
Who sponsors SB 184?
SB 184 is sponsored by Terri Jo Austin, J.D. Prescott (Republican), Brad Barrett (Republican), Martin Carbaugh (Republican), Ethan Manning (Republican), Jean Breaux, Eric Koch (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Victoria Spartz, Susan Glick (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Dennis Kruse, J.D. Ford (Democrat), Linda Rogers (Republican), Jack Sandlin, Mike Gaskill (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), Greg Walker (Republican), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Mark Messmer, Jean Leising (Republican), Andy Zay, and Ed Charbonneau (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 184?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2020. Enacted.
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