Health care sharing ministries; insurance laws do not apply. (HB1512)
Introduced By
Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg) with support from co-patrons Del. Sam Nixon (R-Richmond), Del. Glenn Oder (R-Newport News), and Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Health care sharing ministries. Declares that insurance laws do not apply to a health care sharing ministry. A health care sharing ministry that, through its publication to members, solicits funds for the payment of medical expenses of other members, will not be considered to be engaging in the business of insurance and will not be subject to the jurisdiction of the State Corporation Commission. A health care sharing ministry is a health care cost sharing arrangement among individuals of the same religion, administered by a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that, among other things, acts as an organizational clearinghouse for information about members who have financial or medical needs and matches them with members with the ability to assist those with such needs, and provides for the financial or medical needs of members through payments directly from one member to another. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/17/2008 | Committee |
01/17/2008 | Presented and ordered printed 088885448 |
01/17/2008 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/24/2008 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1512) |
01/25/2008 | Assigned C & L sub: 1 |
01/31/2008 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2008 | Read first time |
02/05/2008 | Read second time |
02/05/2008 | Pending question ordered |
02/05/2008 | Engrossed by House |
02/06/2008 | Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N) |
02/06/2008 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (93-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
02/07/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/07/2008 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/18/2008 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N 1-A) |
02/20/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2008 | Read third time |
02/21/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/25/2008 | Enrolled |
02/25/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1512ER) |
02/25/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
02/26/2008 | Signed by President |
02/27/2008 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1512ER) |
03/03/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 231 (effective 7/1/08) |
03/03/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 232 (effective 7/1/08) |
03/06/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0232) |