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Senate sends procurement-healthcare proposal to rules, seeks study and executive review
Summary
Senate Bill 66 would require businesses bidding for state or local contracts to provide health-care benefits to employees; the Senate returned the bill to Rules and asked that it be placed on an interim study and sent to the governor's health-policy commission for review.
Senate Bill 66, introduced Feb. 25, would add a procurement condition requiring contractors seeking state or local contracts to offer health-care insurance to employees. Sponsor Senator Maine said the measure aims to avoid rewarding bidders who cut employee health benefits to undercut competitors and said several…
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