HB1639
Health insurance; tobacco surcharge, removes sunset.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Health insurance; tobacco surcharge; sunset.
Removes the January 1, 2026, sunset on provisions of current law that eliminate the authority of a health carrier to vary its premium rates based on tobacco use and directs the State Corporation Commission to make its final report regarding the elimination of such tobacco surcharge by January 1, 2026.-
Bill History
- 01/03/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101740D
- 01/03/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/10/2025 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/13/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/14/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/16/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25104998D-H1
- 01/16/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/21/2025 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 01/21/2025 - House: Read second time
- 01/21/2025 - House: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- 01/21/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 01/22/2025 - House: Passed by for the day
- 01/23/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (58-Y 39-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/02/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1639)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1639ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/18/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1639)
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
