HB 1896 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Essential health benefits; abortion coverage.

Summary

Essential health benefits; abortion coverage.Removes the prohibition on the provision of coverage for abortionsin any qualified health insurance plan that is sold or offered forsale through a health benefits exchange established or operatingin Virginia.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2021

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2021

Senate Passage

Feb 2021

Signed into Law

Mar 2021

Introduced Jan 8, 2021 Signed Mar 12, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 26, 2021

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Feb 17, 2021

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

16 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2021

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 101 (effective 7/1/21)

executive

Feb 18, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)

upper

Feb 17, 2021

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (33-0)

senate

Feb 15, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 2-N)

upper

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Jan 26, 2021

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)

lower

Jan 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

Jan 8, 2021

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101445D

lower

1 primary · 22 co-sponsors