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Committee advances bill allowing public-employee health plan to join Insure Oklahoma
Summary
Senate Bill 202 was presented and advanced; it would let the Oklahoma Public Employees Health and Welfare Plan participate in the Insure Oklahoma program as a retention plan, and the committee recommended it to the next committee.
Representative Hill presented Senate Bill 202 and told the committee the measure would allow the Oklahoma Public Employees Health and Welfare Plan to participate in Insure Oklahoma as a retention plan.
The measure matters to the extent it permits a state employee health plan to participate in an existing state program intended to increase insurance uptake.
After a brief exchange, members moved to pass the bill. The transcript records Members Marty and Tedford saying "aye" on the recorded vote. Staff declared the vote and the committee recommended SB 202 to the next committee.
Votes: The transcript records Marty and Tedford voting in the affirmative. The transcript does not include a full roll-call listing of all members' votes.
What happens next: The committee recommended SB 202 to the next committee for further consideration.
