Health insurance; tobacco surcharge. (HB675)
Introduced By
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✗ |
Signed by Governor |
✗ |
Became Law |
Description
Health insurance; tobacco surcharge. Eliminates the authority of a health carrier to vary its premium rates based on tobacco use. Under current law, a health carrier may charge premium rates up to 1.5 times higher for a tobacco user than for a nonuser. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care, and the provisions of the bill shall apply to health benefit plans providing individual or small group health insurance coverage beginning on January 1, 2023. This bill is identical to SB 422. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Committee |
| 01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101246D |
| 01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy |
| 01/20/2022 | Assigned sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 01/23/2022 | Impact statement from SCC (HB675) |
| 01/27/2022 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/27/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N) |
| 02/01/2022 | Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2022 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/03/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/04/2022 | Read second time |
| 02/04/2022 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/04/2022 | Engrossed by House as amended HB675E |
| 02/04/2022 | Printed as engrossed 22101246D-E |
| 02/07/2022 | Read third time and passed House (72-Y 27-N) |
| 02/07/2022 | VOTE: Passage (72-Y 27-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2022 | Impact statement from SCC (HB675E) |
| 02/08/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/08/2022 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 02/21/2022 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2022 | Read third time |
| 02/24/2022 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/28/2022 | Enrolled |
| 02/28/2022 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB675ER) |
| 02/28/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/28/2022 | Signed by President |
| 03/01/2022 | Impact statement from SCC (HB675ER) |
| 03/11/2022 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022 |
| 03/11/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
| 04/11/2022 | G Vetoed by Governor |
| 04/27/2022 | Placed on Calendar |
| 04/27/2022 | House sustained Governor's veto (48-Y 52-N) |
| 04/28/2022 | VOTE: (48-Y 52-N) (see vote tally) |
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