Health care coverage; premium payments for certain service members. (HB642)

Introduced By

Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond) with support from co-patrons Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), and Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean)

Progress

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

Description

Department of Military Affairs; health care insurance premiums for members of Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force. Provides that the Department of Military Affairs shall have the power to pay the employer portion of health care premiums for any member of the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force when certain circumstances are met. The bill requires the Department to establish policies, procedures, and protocols to implement and record such payments and to report annually to the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs all such payments made. This bill is identical to SB 719. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2022Committee
01/11/2022Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102459D
01/11/2022Referred to Committee on Public Safety
01/25/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB642)
01/25/2022Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #1
01/27/2022Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
01/27/2022Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
01/28/2022Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2022Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/29/2022Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
01/31/2022Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
01/31/2022Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2022Read first time
02/03/2022Read second time and engrossed
02/04/2022Read third time and passed House Block Vote (100-Y 0-N)
02/04/2022VOTE: Passage Block Vote (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2022Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2022Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
03/02/2022Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2022Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
03/03/2022Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2022Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2022Read third time
03/08/2022Reading of amendment waived
03/08/2022Committee amendment agreed to
03/08/2022Engrossed by Senate as amended
03/08/2022Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2022Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 98-N)
03/09/2022VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 98-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2022Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2022Senate requested conference committee
03/10/2022House acceded to request
03/10/2022Conferees appointed by House
03/10/2022Delegates: Carr, Freitas, McGuire
03/10/2022Conferees appointed by Senate
03/10/2022Senators: Mason, Bell, Kiggans
03/11/2022C Amended by conference committee
03/11/2022Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
03/11/2022VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/11/2022Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/21/2022Enrolled
03/21/2022Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB642ER)
03/21/2022Signed by President
03/22/2022Signed by Speaker
03/22/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB642ER)
03/22/2022Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
03/22/2022G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
04/11/2022G Approved by Governor-Chapter 372 (effective 7/1/22)
04/11/2022G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0372)