SB 423 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors and services.

Summary

Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations, and corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts to provide coverage for hearing aids and related services for children 18 years of age or younger when an otolaryngologist recommends such hearing aids and related services. The coverage includes one hearing aid per hearing-impaired ear, up to a cost of $1,500, every 24 months. The measure applies to policies, contracts, and plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on and after January 1, 2021.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Jan 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Signed Apr 10, 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

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 10, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 1094 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Mar 8, 2020

Lower · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 2-N)

lower

Mar 7, 2020

Upper · Passed

Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)

upper

Mar 7, 2020

Legislature · Passed

Amended by conference committee

legislature

Mar 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

House requested conference committee

lower

Mar 5, 2020

Introduced

House insisted on amendments

lower

Mar 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House with amendments (97-Y 2-N)

lower

Mar 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House with amendments (95-Y 1-N)

lower

Mar 5, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended

lower

Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed by for the day

lower

Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee amendments agreed to

lower

Feb 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations with amendments (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Feb 20, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Feb 20, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 18, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Feb 18, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 30, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB423E

upper

Jan 30, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

upper

Jan 30, 2020

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Jan 28, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 20, 2020

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 20, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-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 20102201D

upper

1 primary · 17 co-sponsors