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Senate concurs with House on SB60 after tense exchange over HIP pool earmark
Summary
Senators debated House amendments to SB60 (open enrollment for individual coverage) after the House removed a cigarette-tax earmark for the HIP pool. Sponsor Senator Mantis expressed concern that removing the earmark undermined carrier confidence; senators considered refusing to concur but ultimately concurred and passed the substitute bill.
The Senate debated and then concurred in House amendments to second substitute Senate Bill 60, which changes open-enrollment provisions for individual coverage. The central floor dispute concerned House language that removed an earmark of cigarette-tax revenue that previously funded the HIP pool, a state program providing insurance for individuals.
Senator Mantis, sponsor of the Senate measure, told the chamber the House—s amendment "take[s] away the…
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