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Senate committee reviews bill to extend state employee health insurance to legislators
Summary
The Government Operations Committee examined S.164, which would add members of the General Assembly to state employee group insurance; sponsors said eligibility could reduce barriers to running for office, but senators asked for fiscal analysis and scenarios about impacts on exchange subsidies.
The Senate Government Operations Committee took up S.164 on Jan. 14, a bill that would amend Title 3 to include members of the General Assembly within the definition of "employee" for group hospital, surgical and medical expense insurance and related programs.
Legislative Council staff explained the bill’s technical changes to existing group insurance language and said members of the General Assembly would be required to pay the same employee portion of premiums as executive‑branch employees (noted on the paper as 20 percent employee / 80 percent employer share).…
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