Health insurance wellness programs; encouraging individuals to receive COVID-19 vaccine.
Summary
Health insurance wellness programs; COVID-19 vaccine. Provides that a wellness program provided by a health carrier is provided at the employer's discretion and may include a program that provides a reward or assesses a surcharge to encourage individuals to receive a vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2021
Last action Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2022
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 33
Jan 21, 2022
D
Democratic17
82% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned sub: Subcommittee #4
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (19-Y 17-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 15-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB42S1
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22104611D-S1
upper
Jan 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Dec 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Dec 28, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100410D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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