Legislative counsel presents S.30 to reorganize Vermont health insurance statutes

Dan Harvey, legislative counsel with the Office of Legislative Council, told the Legislative Council that S.30 is “an act related to updating and organizing the health insurance statutes in 8 V.S.A. chapter 107,” and that the bill’s intent is not to introduce substantive policy changes but to reorganize and clarify existing law.

Harvey said the bill is lengthy — “It is 180 pages” — because it repeals the current chapter numbering and reenacts the material under a new, more logical structure. The proposal adds a single, chapter‑wide definition section (including terms such as “health insurance plan,” “health insurer” and “major medical insurance”), cleans up inconsistent language and removes archaic legalese where possible while leaving certain…