Insurance; discrimination based on status as living organ donor prohibited.
Summary
Living organ donors; discrimination prohibited. Prohibits any person from refusing to insure, refusing to continue to insure, or limiting the amount or extent of life insurance, disability insurance, or long-term care insurance coverage available to an individual or to charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage based solely and without any additional actuarial risks upon the status of such individual as a living organ donor. The provisions of the bill apply to such insurance plans that are entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2023. This bill is identical to SB 271.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 23, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
14
Committee
12
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 649 (effective 1/1/23)
executive
Mar 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB421S1
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106801D-S1
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Assigned sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101025D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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