S5040-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Relates to municipal cooperative health benefit plans

Relates to municipal cooperative health benefit plans.

Sponsor: SEWARD
Law Section: Insurance Law / Law: Amd S4702, Ins L

S5040-2011 Actions

Jul 18, 2012: SIGNED CHAP.191
Jul 6, 2012: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
Jun 14, 2012: returned to senate
Jun 14, 2012: passed assembly
Jun 14, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.183
Jun 14, 2012: substituted for a8168a
Jun 12, 2012: referred to ways and means
Jun 12, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun 12, 2012: PASSED SENATE
May 23, 2012: AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 5040A
Feb 6, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Jan 31, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Jan 30, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.134
Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO INSURANCE
Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
Jun 16, 2011: referred to insurance
Jun 16, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun 16, 2011: PASSED SENATE
Jun 6, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Jun 2, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Jun 1, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.900
May 2, 2011: REFERRED TO INSURANCE

S5040-2011 Meetings

Insurance: Jan 30, 2012, Insurance: Jun 1, 2011

S5040-2011 Calendars

S5040-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Insurance - Jun 1, 2011

Ayes (15): Seward, Flanagan, Golden, Grisanti, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Martins, Saland, Young, Breslin, Diaz, Espaillat, Kennedy, Smith
Ayes W/R (2): Kruger, Peralta

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 16, 2011

Ayes (61): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Huntley, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Kruger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Nays (1): Montgomery

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Insurance - Jan 30, 2012

Ayes (18): Seward, Flanagan, Golden, Grisanti, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Martins, Saland, Young, Breslin, Diaz, Espaillat, Kennedy, Parker, Peralta, Smith, Stavisky

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 12, 2012

Ayes (59): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Storobin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Excused (3): Espaillat, Huntley, Krueger

S5040-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S5040

TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to municipal cooperative
health benefit plans

PURPOSE: To expand participation in municipal
cooperative health benefit plans to include local authorities.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 4702 (f) is amended to
expand the definition of "municipal corporation" to include a local
authority as defined in section 2 of the public authorities law.

EXISTING LAW: Current law defines "municipal
corporation" as a city with a population of less than one million,
county outside NYC, town, village, BOCES, school district, public
library or a business improvement district.

JUSTIFICATION: Article 47 establishes Municipal
Health Cooperative Health Benefit Plans to provide a mechanism for
municipalities to band together to collectively purchase health
insurance and prescription drug coverage at a reasonable rate for their
covered employees and retirees. In 2010, the Greater Tompkins County
Municipal Health Insurance Consortium was established, making this the
first municipal cooperative health benefit plan to be created since
Article 47 was enacted in 1993. Currently, the only entities eligible to
participate in municipal cooperative health benefit plans are local
governments outside of New York City, BOCES, school districts, public
libraries, or business improvement districts. Numerous other
quasi-governmental agencies have expressed interest in joining the
Tompkins County consortium, including soil and water conservation
districts and transit authorities. Since these agencies are supported
with public funds. it seems prudent to allow them to join with other
consortium members as a means of purchasing lower cost health insurance
for their employees.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill:

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to State.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 120 days after it shall have become a
law.

S5040-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          5040
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 May 2, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
 

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to municipal  cooperative
 health benefit plans
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. Subsection (f) of section 4702 of  the  insurance  law,  as
 added by chapter 689 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:

 (f) "Municipal corporation" means within the state of New York, a city
 with  a population of less than one million or a county outside the city
 of New York, town, village, board of cooperative  educational  services,
 school  district,  a  public  library, as defined in section two hundred
 fifty-three of the education law,  [or]  A  district[,]  as  defined  in
 section  one hundred nineteen-n of the general municipal law, OR A LOCAL
 AUTHORITY AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen
 tation  of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or
 before such date.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11008-01-1

S5040-2011: Relates to municipal cooperative health benefit plans