Health Insurance Reform Commission; established, sunset provision, report. (HB2138)

Introduced By

Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg)

Progress

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

Description

Health Insurance Reform Commission created. Establishes the Health Insurance Reform Commission as a legislative commission. The duties of the Commission will include monitoring the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; determining whether Virginia should establish a state-run health benefit exchange; recommending what health benefits should be required to be included within the scope of the essential health benefits provided under health insurance products offered in the Commonwealth; and developing recommendations to increase access to health insurance coverage, ensure that the costs of health insurance coverage are reasonable, and encourage a robust market for health insurance products. The measure also repeals the Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/09/2013Committee
01/09/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102731D
01/09/2013Referred to Committee on Rules
01/22/2013Referred from Rules
01/22/2013Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/23/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB2138)
01/24/2013Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (18-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2013Committee substitute printed 13104081D-H1
01/28/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB2138H1)
01/28/2013Read first time
01/29/2013Read second time
01/29/2013Committee substitute agreed to 13104081D-H1
01/29/2013Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2138H1
01/30/2013Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N)
01/30/2013VOTE: PASSAGE (65-Y 32-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
01/31/2013Referred to Committee on Rules
02/14/2013Reported from Rules with substitute (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2013Committee substitute printed 13105277D-S1
02/18/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2013Read third time
02/19/2013Reading of substitute waived
02/19/2013Committee substitute agreed to 13105277D-S1
02/19/2013Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2138S1
02/19/2013Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2013Placed on Calendar
02/21/2013Senate substitute rejected by House 13105277D-S1 (0-Y 93-N)
02/21/2013VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 93-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2013Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2013Senate requested conference committee
02/21/2013House acceded to request
02/21/2013Conferees appointed by Senate
02/21/2013Senators: Ruff, Saslaw, McDougle
02/21/2013Conferees appointed by House
02/21/2013Delegates: Byron, Kilgore, Lewis
02/23/2013Enrolled
02/23/2013Conference substitute printed 13105491D-H2
02/23/2013Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2013Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N)
02/23/2013VOTE: ADOPTION (65-Y 32-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2013Enrolled
03/04/2013Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2138ER)
03/04/2013Signed by President
03/05/2013Signed by Speaker
03/07/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB2138ER)
03/23/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 709 (effective 7/1/13)
03/23/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709)

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 10 minutes.