Essential health benefits; abortion coverage. (HB1896)
Introduced By
Del. Sally Hudson (D-Charlottesville) with support from 22 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Hala Ayala (D-Woodbridge), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Candi King (D-Woodbridge), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Rodney Willett (D-Henrico), Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Essential health benefits; abortion coverage. Removes the prohibition on the provision of coverage for abortions in any qualified health insurance plan that is sold or offered for sale through a health benefits exchange established or operating in Virginia. This bill is identical to SB 1276. Read the Bill »
Status
03/12/2021: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101445D |
| 01/08/2021 | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 01/18/2021 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1896) |
| 01/21/2021 | Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/22/2021 | Read first time |
| 01/25/2021 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/26/2021 | Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N) |
| 01/26/2021 | VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/27/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/27/2021 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2021 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/18/2021 | Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2021 | Enrolled |
| 02/22/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1896ER) |
| 02/22/2021 | Signed by President |
| 02/23/2021 | Impact statement from SCC (HB1896ER) |
| 02/24/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/25/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021 |
| 02/25/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
| 03/12/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 101 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 03/12/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0101) |