SB 1473 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Health Insurance Reform Commission; mandated health insurance benefit or provider.

Summary
Health Insurance Reform Commission; mandatedhealth insurance benefit or provider. Provides that, for thepurposes of the requirement that the Chair of the House Committeeon Labor and Commerce or Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor refercertain legislation regarding a mandated health insurance benefit or provider to the Health Insurance Reform Commission for review, "mandated health insurance benefit or provider" means coverage requiredunder the laws of the Commonwealth to be provided in a policy of accident and sickness insurance or a contract for a health-relatedcondition that (i) includes coverage for specific health care servicesor benefits; (ii) places limitations or restrictions on deductibles,coinsurance, copayments, or any annual or lifetime maximum benefitamounts; or (iii) includes a specific category of licensed healthcare practitioners from whom an insured is entitled to receive care.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2021

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 2, 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

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 259 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102753D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DS
Dick Saslaw
DDemocratic
VA
35