Committee deadlocks on reinsurance measures after close roll calls
Lawmakers debated bills to preserve Minnesota's individual-market reinsurance program and to authorize the Department of Commerce to seek a federal waiver. Two related motions failed on 10–10 ties; proponents urged preserving waiver authority while opponents called for more study of financing and long-term costs.
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Committee members spent significant time on two related measures designed to preserve Minnesota's reinsurance program and secure the federal waiver that allows the program to operate. The bills addressed both policy language and potential financing mechanisms: House File 3388 included financing (an assessment mechanism) while House File 4106 removed the assessment and sought only to preserve authority to apply for a federal waiver.
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