HB397 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: K.L. Brown
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: State employees, Chief Executive Officer of the State Employees Insurance Board may approve group insurance offerings
Summary: The bill lets the CEO of the Alabama State Employees Insurance Board, with board consent, approve non-major medical group voluntary work site benefits offered by carriers already approved under current law.
What This Bill Does
If passed, the CEO can approve offering of group voluntary work site benefit products (excluding major medical coverage) by insurance carriers that meet existing approvals and are approved by the Insurance Commissioner. Approval requires the consent of the State Employees Insurance Board. This expands which benefits can be offered to state employees through work sites, within existing regulatory framework.

Who It Affects
State employees who may be offered at-work group voluntary benefits (excluding major medical) by approved carriers.
Insurance carriers that are already approved under existing Alabama law and by the Commissioner of Insurance and seek to offer these group voluntary work site benefits, subject to CEO approval with board consent.

Key Provisions
The Chief Executive Officer of the Alabama State Employees Insurance Board, with the board's consent, may approve the offering of group voluntary work site benefit products by approved carriers.
The offered products must not include major medical coverage and must come from carriers approved under Section 36-1-4.3 and by the Commissioner of Insurance.
Effective date: the first day of the third month after the bill's passage and Governor's approval, or as otherwise provided by law.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: State Employees