Health insurance, basic; HMOs to offer plans that do not include state-mandated benefits. (SB642)

Introduced By

Sen. Roscoe Reynolds (D-Martinsville)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Availability of basic health insurance.  Authorizes health maintenance organizations to offer and sell to small employers group health care plans for health care services that do not include all of the state-mandated health insurance benefits. Currently, such limited coverage may be offered by health insurers and corporations providing subscription contracts. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/19/2010Presented and ordered printed 10104254D
01/19/2010Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/12/2010Impact statement from SCC (SB642)
02/15/2010Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2010Committee substitute printed 10104798D-S1
02/16/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2010Read second time
02/16/2010Reading of substitute waived
02/16/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10104798D-S1
02/16/2010Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB642S1
02/16/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2010Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2010Placed on Calendar
02/18/2010Read first time
02/18/2010Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/22/2010Impact statement from SCC (SB642S1)
03/02/2010Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010Read second time
03/04/2010Read third time
03/04/2010Floor substitute printed 10105830D-H1 (Marshall, R.G.)
03/04/2010Speaker ruled Substitute by Delegate Marshall, R.G. not germane 10105830D-H1
03/04/2010Passed House (100-Y 0-N)
03/04/2010VOTE: --- PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/11/2010Signed by President
03/11/2010Enrolled
03/11/2010Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB642ER)
03/11/2010Impact statement from SCC (SB642ER)
03/11/2010Signed by Speaker
03/12/2010Signed by President
04/12/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 687 (effective 7/1/10)
04/12/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0687)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB556.