H-8236

   Amend  the amendment, H-8233, to House File 2739, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, after line 3 by inserting: 
   <Section 1.  Section 2.40, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (2), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  (a)  The member shall pay that portion of the total premium for the plan selected on the same basis as paid by the largest number of full-time state employees of the executive branch, other than employees of the state board of regents, that are excluded from collective bargaining as provided in chapter 20, except the portion of the total premium paid by a member of the general assembly shall be three and one-half percent greater than the portion of the premium paid by the full-time state employees of the executive branch.
   (b)  Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to the additional three and one-half percent of premiums paid by members of the general assembly as described in subparagraph division (a) during each fiscal year shall be deposited into the medical assistance fund of the department of health and human services.>
   2.  Page 2, by striking lines 6 through 10.
   3.  Page 2, after line 12 by inserting: 
   <___.  Title page, line 5, after <services,> by inserting <modifying health insurance premiums of members of the general assembly,>>
   4.  Page 2, line 15, by striking <and applicability>
   5.  By renumbering as necessary.

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ZABNER of Johnson