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Committee reviews S.30 reorganization of health insurance statutes; effective date moved earlier to Sept. 1, 2025
Summary
Legislative counsel said she added an amendment to S.30 that would change the bill's effective date from Jan. 1, 2026, to Sept. 1, 2025, following stakeholder input and a Department of Financial Regulation request; the committee postponed a vote and will take the bills up on the floor.
Jen Carbine, legislative counsel, reported a small drafting change to S.30, the bill to reorganize health insurance statutes in chapter 107, adding an amendment to change the effective date from Jan. 1, 2026, to Sept. 1, 2025.
"I added a new third instance of amendment that will change the effective date from 01/01/2026 to 09/01/2025," Carbine said, noting she solicited feedback from stakeholders after committee the previous day and received quick turnarounds. She said the Department of Financial Regulation asked for a September 1 date to give the agency time to inventory needed updates; she described September 1 as a compromise and said she would work with the publisher.
Committee leadership said they were missing members and would hold out on committee votes, and that S.18, S.20 and S.30 are scheduled for floor consideration later the same day. No committee vote on S.30 was taken during this meeting.
Ending: Carbine said she will work with stakeholders and the bill publisher on the effective-date language and will circulate updated materials; the committee deferred committee-level action and prepared the bills for floor votes.
