Health maintenance organizations; health care plans to provide coverage for newborn children. (SB1243)

Introduced By

Sen. Chuck Colgan (D-Manassas)

Progress

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

Description

Coverage for newborns; health maintenance organizations. Requires health care plans provided by a health maintenance organization to provide coverage for newborn children. The same requirement currently exists for health insurance policies and subscription contracts with family coverage. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/09/2013Presented and ordered printed
01/09/2013Presented and ordered printed 13101062D
01/09/2013Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/21/2013Impact statement from DPB (SB1243)
01/28/2013Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2013Read second time
01/31/2013Reading of amendments waived
01/31/2013Committee amendments agreed to
01/31/2013Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1243E
01/31/2013Printed as engrossed 13101062D-E
02/01/2013Impact statement from DPB (SB1243E)
02/01/2013Bills placed in block (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2013Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2013Placed on Calendar
02/06/2013Read first time
02/06/2013Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/12/2013Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2013Read second time
02/15/2013Read third time
02/15/2013Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/15/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2013Enrolled
02/20/2013Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1243ER)
02/20/2013Signed by Speaker
02/21/2013Impact statement from DPB (SB1243ER)
02/21/2013Signed by President
03/20/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 653 (effective 7/1/13)
03/20/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0653)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 35 seconds.