Senate Bill S646

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate the legality of the 2006 merger of the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York and Group Health Incorporated; appropriation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S646 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7638
2017-2018: S2973
2021-2022: S6139

2019-S646 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate the legality of the 2006 merger of the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York and Group Health Incorporated; appropriates $250,000 therefor.

2019-S646 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S646 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    646
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to create a temporary state commission to study  and  investigate
   the legality of the 2006 merger of the Health Insurance Plan of Great-
   er  New  York  and  Group Health Incorporated; making an appropriation
   therefor; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
   tion thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. A temporary state commission is hereby created to study the
 2006  merger  of the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP) and
 Group Health Incorporated (GHI). The commission  shall  investigate  and
 make written determinations on the legality of these transactions.
   §  2.  (a) The commission shall consist of fifteen members as follows:
 three members shall be appointed by the speaker of the  assembly;  three
 members  shall  be  appointed  by the temporary president of the senate;
 three members shall be appointed by the governor; two members  shall  be
 appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and two members shall be
 appointed  by  the minority leader of the assembly. Members so appointed
 shall be knowledgeable on mergers, acquisitions, insurance,  or  related
 matters.  The  remaining  members  shall  be  the heads of the following
 departments or agencies or their respective designees: the department of
 financial services and the attorney general. No person shall be a member
 of such commission while such person is a member of the senate or assem-
 bly. Any vacancy on such commission shall be filled in the  same  manner
 as  the original appointment was made. The chairperson of the commission
 shall be the head or designee of the attorney general.  The  vice-chair-
 person of the commission shall be appointed by the chairperson.
   (b)  Except as provided in subdivision (a) of this section, no member,
 officer or employee of the commission shall be disqualified from holding
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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