Line of Duty Act; eligible dependents.
Summary
Line of Duty Act; eligible dependents. Provides that children born or adopted after the death or disability of an employee covered by the Line of Duty Act are eligible for health insurance coverage if their birth or adoption occurred after the time of the employee's death or disability, but prior to July 1, 2017. Under current law, such children are not eligible unless they were adopted pursuant to a preadoptive agreement entered into prior to the death or disability. This bill is identical to HB 51.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Nov 18, 2019
Signed Mar 31, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
14
Committee
13
Mar 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 559 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB40H1
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20109043D-H1
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB40S1
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106759D-S1
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Finance to Finance and Appropriations due to a change of the committee name
upper
Nov 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100676D
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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