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House passes two bills on medical-plan renewals and legislative entities' insurance procurement; both pass with one abstention
Summary
The House approved Project of the House No. 29 and Project of the House No. 43 on Feb. 13 after committee discussion. The measures passed the final recorded vote by 46–0 with one abstention (for each bill). Sponsors said the bills are intended to stabilize coverage options and allow certain legislative entities to procure insurance directly.
The House approved two calendar items on Feb. 13: Project of the House No. 29 and Project of the House No. 43. Both measures were the subject of committee presentations and floor discussion in the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Commerce; final recorded votes showed both bills passed 46–0 with one abstention.
Representative Jordi Navarro Suárez, speaking for the committee, described Project 43 as a measure intended to permit certain individual medical-plan products to renew enrollment without repeated reapplication under a transitional regulatory approach so that…
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