SB 434 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance use disorders, report.

Summary
Health insurance; coverage for mental healthand substance use disorders; report. Requires the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance to collect certain comparative analyses from health carriers related to mental health parity and to includesuch analyses in a report that (i) describes the methodology theBureau used to verify compliance with the federal Mental Health Parityand Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) and any federal regulationsor guidance relating to MHPAEA; (ii) identifies and summarizes marketconduct examinations conducted or completed during the preceding12-month period regarding compliance with parity in mental healthand substance use disorder benefits under state and federal law;and (iii) details any educational or corrective actions the Bureauhas taken to ensure plan compliance with MHPAEA.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 8, 2022

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 7, 2022
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
30
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 544 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 3, 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
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB434S1
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105029D-S1
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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 22101750D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
VA
39