SB 404 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans, definitions, effective date.

Summary
Health insurance; short-term limited-durationmedical plans. Prohibits carriers from issuing in the Commonwealthany short-term limited-duration medical plan with a duration that exceeds three months or that can be renewed or extended, or if theplan's issuance would result in a covered person being covered bya short-term limited-duration medical plan for more than three monthsin any 12-month period. The measure prohibits a carrier from issuing a short-term limited-duration medical plan during an annual openenrollment period. The measure also requires carriers to rebate premiumsfrom short-term limited-duration medical plans when the medical loss ratio for such plans is less than 85 percent.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2020

How they voted

20–20
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 6, 2020
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1 Nay
95% Yea
R Republican19
19 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
17
Committee
11
Amendments
3
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1077 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 43-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (54-Y 43-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB404H1
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108547D-H1
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB404E
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendments by Senator Barker agreed to
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102773D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors