Facing reelection next year in a battleground district, state Senator Dawn Addiego (D-8) this afternoon voted with Republicans on S-2676,  which requires certain entities authorized to issue health benefits plans to pay annual assessments based on the entity’s net written premiums.

The bill requires entities to pay an annual assessment of 2.75% of the entity’s net written premiums.  Entities include various organizations that are authorized to issue health and dental benefits plans in this State.

Democrats voted the bill out of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, with Republicans and Addiego opposing and Senate Budget Chairman Paul Sarlo (D-36) abstaining.