Health insurance; proton radiation therapy coverage decisions. (HB1656)

Introduced By

Del. David Yancey (R-Newport News) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Matthew James (D-Portsmouth), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. Luke Torian (D-Woodbridge), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton)

Progress

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

Description

Health insurance; proton radiation therapy coverage decisions. Prohibits health insurance policies and plans from holding proton radiation therapy to a higher standard of clinical evidence for benefit coverage decisions than is applied for other types of radiation therapy treatment. The measure applies to policies and plans that provide coverage for cancer therapy. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/05/2017Committee
01/05/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100395D
01/05/2017Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/12/2017Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2
01/15/2017Impact statement from SCC (HB1656)
02/02/2017Reported from Commerce and Labor (16-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2017Read first time
02/06/2017Read second time and engrossed
02/07/2017Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N)
02/07/2017VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2017Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/2017Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/13/2017Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/15/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2017Read third time
02/16/2017Reading of amendment waived
02/16/2017Amendment by Senator Wagner agreed to
02/16/2017Emergency clause added
02/16/2017Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/16/2017Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Placed on Calendar
02/20/2017Senate amendment agreed to by House (90-Y 3-N)
02/20/2017VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (90-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2017Enrolled
02/23/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1656ER)
02/23/2017Impact statement from SCC (HB1656ER)
02/23/2017Signed by Speaker
02/24/2017Signed by President
02/28/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
02/28/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/03/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 287 (effective 3/3/17)
03/03/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0287)

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 39 seconds.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTES, THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 21, NO 19. THE BILL PASSES. HOUSE BILL 1825. A BILL RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON RESELLING TICKETS ON THE INTERNET TICKETING PLATFORM. THE SENIOR TEN OR FROM VIRGINIA BEACH. I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT BE AGREED TO. THE QUESTION IS, SHALL THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT BE AGREED TO? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, THE AYES HAVE IT.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB978.