HB 2719 Virginia House of Delegates · 2019 Regular Session

Health insurance; small employers.

Summary
Revises the definition of "small employer" for purposes of group health insurance policies to provide that an individual who performs any service for remuneration under a contract of hire for (i) a corporation in which he is a shareholder or an immediate family member of a shareholder or (ii) a limited liability company in which he is a member, regardless of the number of members of the limited liability company, shall be deemed to be an employee of the corporation or the limited liability company. The measure provides that a health insurance issuer shall not be required to issue more than one group health plan for each employer identification number issued by the Internal Revenue Service for a business entity, without regard to the number of shareholders or members of such business entity. This bill is identical to
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 15, 2019 Signed Mar 14, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2019

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 13, 2019
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 14, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 383 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 13, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2719E
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
lower
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19104317D
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors