Accident and sickness insurance; minimum standards.
Summary
Accident and sickness insurance; minimum standards.Authorizes the State Corporation Commission to issue rules andregulations related to accident and sickness insurance minimum standardsand excepted benefits and provides that the purpose of such rulesand regulations is to establish (i) the minimum standards for filingof policy forms for individual and small group health benefit plans,(ii) the minimum standards, terms, and coverages for individual andgroup accident and sickness policies known as excepted benefits, and (iii) the minimum standards for short-term limited-duration insurance.The bill directs the Commission to ensure that such standards aresimple and understandable and are not misleading or unreasonablyconfusing, and that the sale of such policies provides for full disclosure.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2022
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 33
Jan 21, 2022
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 531 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101309D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
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