Health care coverage; JLARC to study extension thereof to those currently uninsured. (HJ158)
Introduced By
Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond) with support from co-patron Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)
Progress
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
Description
Study; Health care coverage for Virginians; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study options for extending health insurance coverage to Virginians who are currently uninsured. In conducting the study, the Commission shall (i) analyze the number of uninsured Virginians, the reasons they do not have health insurance, the duration of periods without insurance, and their eligibility for employer-based and private health insurance coverage or government health care programs; (ii) assess the costs incurred by the Commonwealth, its insured citizens, and health care providers for the provision of emergency room or other health care to treat the uninsured population in Virginia; (iii) evaluate programs or plans implemented in other states as well as proposals that have been made by national organizations to expand health insurance coverage to the uninsured; and (iv) develop policy options to extend health insurance coverage to Virginia's uninsured that balance facilitating access to health insurance with requiring Virginians to assume greater personal responsibility for obtaining a minimum level of health insurance coverage. Read the Bill »
Status
03/23/2006: Passed the House
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2006 | Presented and ordered printed 066164440 |
| 01/11/2006 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 02/08/2006 | Reported from Rules with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 02/09/2006 | Committee substitute printed 062375440-H1 |
| 02/10/2006 | Taken up |
| 02/10/2006 | Committee substitute agreed to 062375440-H1 |
| 02/10/2006 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ158H1 |
| 02/10/2006 | Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2006 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2006 | Communicated to Senate |
| 02/13/2006 | Reading waived |
| 02/13/2006 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 02/24/2006 | Reported from Rules with amendments |
| 02/27/2006 | Reading waived (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/27/2006 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/28/2006 | Read third time |
| 02/28/2006 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/28/2006 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/28/2006 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/28/2006 | Agreed to by Senate with amendments by voice vote |
| 03/01/2006 | Placed on Calendar |
| 03/02/2006 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) |
| 03/02/2006 | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) |
| 03/23/2006 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ158ER) |