Health benefits; sale of plans offered by foreign health insurers. (HB2233)

Introduced By

Del. Ben Cline (R-Amherst) with support from co-patrons Del. Nick Freitas (R-Culpeper), Del. Scott Garrett (R-Lynchburg), Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall), and Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

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

Description

Health benefit plans offered by foreign health insurers. Authorizes any foreign health insurer to sell individual or group health benefit plans in the Commonwealth if it is approved to sell such plans in the foreign health insurer's domiciliary state. The measure establishes requirements applicable to such sales, including registration, disclosures, compliance with marketing standards, and financial condition. The measure has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2018. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/11/2017Committee
01/11/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102986D
01/11/2017Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/25/2017Impact statement from SCC (HB2233)
01/26/2017Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (16-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2017Committee substitute printed 17104837D-H1
01/30/2017Read first time
01/31/2017Read second time
01/31/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17104837D-H1
01/31/2017Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2233H1
02/01/2017Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N)
02/01/2017VOTE: PASSAGE (66-Y 32-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2017Impact statement from SCC (HB2233H1)
02/02/2017Constitutional reading dispensed
02/02/2017Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/13/2017Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor with letter (11-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 4 minutes.

Transcript

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

HE CAN'T DRIVE TO THE GROCERY STORE AND SO WHAT THE BILL DOES IS GIVES THE JUDGE THAT ABILITY TO DETERMINE WITH MEDICAL EVIDENCE THAT HE CAN KEEP HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE. AND SO THIS IS APPLIED TO MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE FOUND THEMSELVES IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY DIFFERING LEVELS AND THIS ISN'T FOR THE JUDGE TO DECIDE. I MOVE THE BILL ENGROSSED AND PASSED TO THIRD READING. HOUSE BILL 1457 A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATED TO COMPENSATION OF PART TIME DEPUTIES. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. HOUSE BILL 1457 IS CLARIFYING AND SHOULD NOT CHANGE POLICY. IT CAN BE DETERMINED A PART TIME DEPUTY CANNOT BE PAID MORE THAN A FULL TIME DEPUTY MAKING CLEAR A PART TIME DEPUTY CAN BE PAID THE SAME AS SOMEONE OF LIKE RANK AND EXPERIENCE. I HOPE IT BE THE WILL OF THE BODY TO ENGROSS THE BILL AND PASS TO THIRD READING. CONTINUING WITH THE BLOCK, HOUSE BILL 1556 TO AMEND AND REENACT RELATED TO REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL BOARD REPORTING TO COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAW WAS A SUBSTITUTE.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN FROM POWHATAN, MR. WARE.

Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan): THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE.

[Unknown]: THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED, NO. SUBSTITUTE AGREED TO.

Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan): THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER,


[Unknown]: HAS NEVER BEEN DEFINED THAT I CAN FIND WHAT THAT MEANS AS FAR AS THE ELECTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE WHEN PEOPLE ARE ON THE BALLOT FOR A FEDERAL OFFICE. DOES THAT FEDERAL ELECTION CONDUCTED ON THAT PARTICULAR TUESDAY ALSO INCLUDE THE VIRGINIA CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUMS THAT MIGHT BE ON IT? DOES IT INCLUDE THOSE OFFICE -- THOSE ELECTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE -- WHO NEED TO BE REPLACED IN A STATE OR LOCAL OFFICE? WELL, IF IT DOES, IF THAT IS THE INTENT OF THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS BILL, THEN WE NEED TO HAVE AN HONEST EXPRESSION OF THAT IN THE BILL, AND A FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT AS TO WHAT IT WILL COST TO HAVE TWO SETS OF BALLOTS ON A DAY WHEN OUR FEDERAL OFFICES ARE BEING VOTED FOR. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): SHALL THE BILL PASS? THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 64, NOS 33 AYES 64, NOS 33, THE BILL IS PASSED. LFER HOUSE BILL 1694, A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT A SECTION OF THE CODE, RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL; NONPROFIT BANQUET LICENSEES; SALE OF WINE FOR OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION. SHALL THE BILL PASS?

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 91, NOS 6 AYES 91, NOS 6. THE BILL IS PASSED.