Health insurance; association health plans. (SB235)
Introduced By
Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Health insurance; association health plans. Provides that for policies of group accident and sickness insurance issued to an association, members of such an association may include (i) a self-employed individual and (ii) an employer member with at least one employee that is domiciled in the Commonwealth. The bill provides that for such policies issued to an association that covers at least 51 members and employees of employer members of such association on the first day of the plan year the policies shall be considered a large group market plan and are required to meet various provisions in the bill. The bill provides that to determine the size of an association all of the members and employees of employer members are aggregated and treated as employed by a single employer. The bill requires an insurer issuing a policy to an association to (a) treat all of the members and employees of employer members who are enrolled in coverage under the policy as a single risk pool; (b) set premiums based on the collective group experience of the members and employees of employer members who are enrolled in coverage under the policy; (c) vary premiums by age, except that the rate shall not vary by more than five to one for adults; (d) not vary premiums based on gender; and (e) not establish discriminatory rules based on the health status of an employer member, an individual employee of an employer member, or a self-employed individual for eligibility or contribution. The bill requires the Commissioner of Insurance to initiate proceedings to apply to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for a state innovation waiver under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, to implement the provisions of the bill and within 180 days of a certain judicial order to submit the waiver request to implement the provisions of the bill regarding association health plans. This bill is identical to HB 795. Read the Bill »
Status
03/07/2020: Passed the General Assembly
History
Date | Action |
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01/02/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101513D |
01/02/2020 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/15/2020 | Assigned C&L sub: Health Insurance |
01/16/2020 | Impact statement from SCC (SB235) |
01/20/2020 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/20/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20106105D-S1 |
01/22/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2020 | Read second time |
01/23/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/23/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20106105D-S1 |
01/23/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB235S1 |
01/23/2020 | Impact statement from SCC (SB235S1) |
01/24/2020 | Passed by for the day |
01/27/2020 | Passed by for the day |
01/28/2020 | Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2020 | Reading of amendments waived |
01/28/2020 | Amendments by Senator Barker agreed to |
01/28/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB235ES1 |
01/28/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2020 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2020 | Printed as engrossed 20106105D-ES1 |
02/03/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
02/03/2020 | Read first time |
02/03/2020 | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
02/05/2020 | Impact statement from SCC (SB235ES1) |
02/18/2020 | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20108591D-H1 |
02/20/2020 | Read second time |
02/21/2020 | Read third time |
02/21/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20108591D-H1 |
02/21/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB235H1 |
02/21/2020 | Passed House with substitute (91-Y 3-N) |
02/21/2020 | VOTE: Passage (91-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2020 | Impact statement from SCC (SB235H1) |
02/25/2020 | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2020 | House insisted on substitute |
02/26/2020 | House requested conference committee |
02/28/2020 | Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2020 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/28/2020 | Senators: Barker, Marsden, Newman |
03/02/2020 | Conferees appointed by House |
03/02/2020 | Delegates: Hurst, Guzman, Kilgore |
03/03/2020 | C Amended by conference committee |
03/03/2020 | Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N) |
03/03/2020 | VOTE: Agree To (93-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
03/04/2020 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2020 | Enrolled |
03/07/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB235ER) |
03/07/2020 | Signed by President |
03/08/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
03/10/2020 | Impact statement from SCC (SB235ER) |
03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
04/11/2020 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/22/2020 | VOTE: (48-Y 45-N) |
04/22/2020 | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (4-Y 36-N) (see vote tally) |
04/22/2020 | Passed in enrolled form (35-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
04/22/2020 | Passed by for the day (48-Y 45-N) |
04/22/2020 | Communicated to Governor |
04/22/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 22, 2020 |
05/01/2020 | VOTE: (48-Y 45-N) |
Comments
VPLC opposes