Kentucky Senate Bill 44 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-25 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 133)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A, KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to accept, and count towards the insured's contributions, premium and cost-sharing payments made on behalf of an insured from state or federal government programs, Indian or tribal organizations, and certain tax-exempt organizations; permit insurers to accept, and count towards the insured's contributions, premium and cost-sharing payments made on behalf of an insured from other persons; provide exception for Health Savings Account-qualified High Deductible Health Plans; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2022.

AN ACT relating to access to health care.

Sen. Ralph Alvarado [R]

Sen. Mike Wilson [R]

2021-03-16 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1737 (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-03-12 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 303 (Y: 89 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2021-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1585 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-25	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 133)
2021-03-16	Senate	delivered to Governor
2021-03-16	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2021-03-16	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2021-03-16	Senate	Bill passed 35-0
2021-03-16	Senate	Senate concurred in House floor amendments (1), (3), and (2-title)
2021-03-15	Senate	posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendments (1) (3) and (2-title) for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
2021-03-15	Senate	to Rules (S)
2021-03-15	Senate	received in Senate
2021-03-12	House	3rd reading, passed 89-3 with floor amendments (1) (3) and (2-title)
2021-03-11	House	floor amendments (1), (2-title) and (3) filed
2021-03-11	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 12, 2021
2021-03-04	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-03-03	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2021-03-01	House	posted in committee
2021-03-01	House	to Banking & Insurance (H)
2021-03-01	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-03-01	House	received in House
2021-02-26	Senate	3rd reading, passed 36-0
2021-02-25	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 26, 2021
2021-02-24	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-02-23	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2021-02-02	Senate	to Banking & Insurance (S)
2021-01-05	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-01-05	Senate	introduced in Senate
2020-12-11	Senate	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb44.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb44/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb44/bill.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb44/vote_history.pdf