SB 236 - State Employees Insurance; coverage for surviving dependents/spouse

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Current Status

05/09/06 - Senate Date Signed by Governor - Vetoed

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-18-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the right of continuation of health coverage for a spouse or dependent of a deceased public employee, right to resumption of coverage, payment of contributions, and promulgation of rules and regulations as to continuance, discontinuance, and resumption of coverage, so as to provide that the surviving spouse and dependents of a state employee killed while acting in the scope of his or her employment shall be entitled to continue coverage under the state health insurance plan under certain conditions; to provide that any person so eligible to continue such coverage shall pay the same premium as an active state employee; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/23/06 02:16 PM House Vote #958 124 003 047 006 PASS
03/30/06 08:31 PM Senate Vote #1172 051 000 004 001 AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/23/2005 Senate Read and Referred
03/04/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/10/2005 Senate Read Second Time
03/11/2005 Senate Third Read
03/11/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/12/2005 House First Readers
03/14/2005 House Second Readers
03/15/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/31/2005 House Withdrawn, Recommitted
03/20/2006 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/23/2006 House Third Readers
03/23/2006 House Passed/Adopted
03/30/2006 Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
04/13/2006 Senate Sent to Governor
05/09/2006 Senate Date Signed by Governor
05/09/2006 Veto V15

Footnotes

3/15/05 Favorably Reported in House