Requiring dental insurance plans honor assignment made in writing by person covered
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2020
Last action Feb 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2020
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 31
Feb 17, 2020
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
To House Banking and Insurance
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 152)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass, but first to Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2020
Committee
To Banking and Insurance
upper
Jan 10, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 10, 2020
Committee
To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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