2003 Senate Bill 234 ↩

Senate Roll Call 294: Passed

To adopt a compromise version of the bill reported by a House-Senate conference committee. The committee version of the overall legislative package is similar to that passed by the Senate. Significantly, it would limit the discounts that a taxable, for-profit health insurance company could offer based on the (younger) age of an insured. Provisions in the House package requiring Blue Cross Blue Shield to only offer long term care insurance through a taxable for-profit subsidiary, and not directly, are included. See the House-passed version for more details of what issues are addressed in this particular bill.