HB 819 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices.

Summary
Health insurance; coverage for contraceptivedrugs and devices. Requires health insurance carriers to providecoverage, under any health insurance contract, policy, or plan thatincludes coverage for prescription drugs on an outpatient basis,for contraceptive drugs and contraceptive devices, as defined inthe bill, approved for use as prescribed products or for over-the-counteruse. The bill prohibits a health insurance carrier from imposingupon any person receiving contraceptive benefits pursuant to theprovisions of the bill any copayment, coinsurance payment, or fee, except in certain circumstances. The provisions of the bill applyto health insurance contracts, policies, or plans delivered, issuedfor delivery, or renewed on and after January 1, 2025.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Vetoed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 22, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
House rejected Governor's recommendation (15-Y 84-N)
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB819ER)
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (65-Y 31-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors

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