Health insurance; no health insurance plan is required to include contraception coverage, etc. (HB20)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Health insurance; contraception coverage. Provides that no health insurance plan, regardless of whether such plan consists of self-insurance, purchased insurance, a combination of purchased and self-insurance, or the use of a health maintenance organization, offered by the Commonwealth or any locality to its employees or by any agency, department, division, or institution of the Commonwealth or any locality authorized by law to offer such a plan to its employees is required to include coverage for contraception methods, sterilization procedures, or abortifacient drugs or devices. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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11/21/2013 | Committee |
11/21/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100716D |
11/21/2013 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/22/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB20) |
01/23/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB20) |
02/12/2014 | Left in Commerce and Labor |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia opposes this bill. HB20, and its companion bills HB18 and HB19, intend to restrict access to birth control if the Supreme Court overturns the federal rule that requires new health insurance plans to cover birth control at no extra out-of-pocket cost. If the federal rule is overturned by the Supreme Court, and these bills pass, Virginia will be poised to restrict birth control coverage and other reproductive health services. The bills would limit private health insurance companies’ ability to cover birth control, thus allowing employers to decide your health care plan. Birth control coverage is a breakthrough for women’s health and women seeking access to basic health services should not face discrimination. Private decision making about birth control should be left to a woman, her doctor, and her faith, not her boss or a politician. Religious liberty means the right to hold and preach your beliefs, but not to impose them on others.