Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont H585: An act relating to health insurance reforms
Status: Passed one chamber, March 24, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to health insurance reforms BILLAS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.585 2026 Page 2 of It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: * * * Health Insurer Governance and Executive Compensation * * *.
From the engrossed text, March 19, 2026:
An act relating to health insurance reforms BILLAS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.585 2026 Page 2 of It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: * * * Health Insurer Governance and Executive Compensation * * * Sec. 1. 8 V.S.A. chapter 123 is amended to read: CHAPTER 123. NONPROFIT HOSPITALSERVICE CORPORATIONS * * * § 4512. POWERS (a) Such A hospital service corporation shall be a nonprofit sharing corporation without capital stock. It shall be maintained and operated solely for the benefit of the its subscribers thereof and shall ensure that benefits and services are balanced with the efficient and economical management of the corporation. A hospital service corporation shall not be authorized to pay money in lieu of hospital service. A person, partnership, association, or corporation shall not contract to furnish hospital service unless authorized so to do so pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Corporations formed under the provisions of this chapter shall have the privileges and be subject to the provisions of Title 11B as well as the applicable provisions of this chapter. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of Title 11B and the provisions of this chapter, the latter shall control. * * * § 4513. PERMIT TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS; FOREIGN CORPORATIONS BILLAS PASSED BY …
Sponsors
- Patricia McCoy (R, Rutland-1) · primary sponsor
- Francis McFaun (R, Washington-Orange) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read 1st time & referred to Committee on [Finance]
- : Read third time and passed
- : Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call [Failed -- Needed 65 of 129 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 103]
- : Rep. [Harvey of Castleton] demanded yeas and nays
- : Rep. [Harvey of Castleton] moved to amend the bill
- : Action Calendar: Third Reading
- : Third Reading ordered
- : Report of Committee on [Health Care] agreed to
- : Rep. [North of Ferrisburgh] asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
- : Rep. [North of Ferrisburgh] moved to amend the report of the Committee on [Health Care]
Votes
- Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call [Failed -- Needed 65 of 129 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 103] (March 19, 2026): 26 yea, 103 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is H585?
- H585 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): An act relating to health insurance reforms.
- What does H585 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to health insurance reforms BILLAS PASSED BY THE HOUSE H.585 2026 Page 2 of It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: * * * Health Insurer Governance and Executive Compensation * * *.
- What is the status of H585?
- Passed one chamber as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on [Finance] (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored H585?
- Patricia McCoy (R, Rutland-1), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H585?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.585
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