SB 422 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Health insurance; tobacco surcharge.

Summary

Health insurance; tobacco surcharge. Eliminates the authority of a health carrier to vary its premium rates based on tobacco use. Under current law, a health carrier may charge premium rates up to 1.5 times higher for a tobacco user than for a nonuser. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care, and the provisions of the bill shall apply to health benefit plans providing individual or small group health insurance coverage beginning on January 1, 2023. This bill is identical to HB 675.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Jan 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2022

Vetoed

Apr 2022

Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Vetoed Apr 11, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 8, 2022

How they voted

30–1

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 33

Jan 28, 2022

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

13 Yea 1 Nay 2

81% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 27, 2022

Vetoed

Senate sustained Governor's veto

upper

Apr 11, 2022

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Mar 8, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed House (61-Y 37-N)

lower

Mar 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Energy (19-Y 3-N)

lower

Feb 21, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)

upper

Jan 27, 2022

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB422E

upper

Jan 27, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

upper

Jan 27, 2022

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Jan 24, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (10-Y 4-N 1-A)

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 22103427D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors