SB 95

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Dec 03, 2019
  • Passed Senate Jan 31, 2020
  • Passed House Feb 28, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Apr 11, 2020

Health insurance; coverage for essential health benefits, preventive services.

Abstract

Health insurance; essential health benefits; preventive services. Requires a health carrier offering or providing a health benefit plan, including (i) catastrophic health insurance policies and policies that pay on a cost-incurred basis; (ii) association health plans; and (iii) plans provided by a multiple-employer welfare arrangement, to provide, as an essential health benefit, coverage that includes preventive care. The bill defines essential health benefits as those general categories and those items and services within such categories that are covered in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in effect as of January 1, 2019.

Health insurance; essential health benefits; preventive services. Requires a health carrier offering or providing a health benefit plan, including (i) catastrophic health insurance policies, and policies that pay on a cost-incurred basis; (ii) association health plans; and (iii) plans provided by a multiple-employer welfare arrangement, to provide, as an essential health benefit, coverage that includes preventive care. Essential health benefits include items and services covered in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in effect as of January 1, 2019.

Health insurance; essential health benefits;preventive services. Requires a health carrier offering or providinga health benefit plan, including (i) short-term and catastrophichealth insurance policies, and policies that pay on a cost-incurredbasis; (ii) association health plans; and (iii) plans provided bya multiple-employer welfare arrangement, to provide, as an essentialhealth benefit, coverage that includes preventive care. Essential health benefits include items and services covered in accordancewith regulations issued pursuant to the Patient Protection and AffordableCare Act in effect as of January 1, 2019.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Apr 11, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 1160 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 12, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020

Mar 09, 2020

Senate

Impact statement from SCC (SB95ER)

Mar 06, 2020

Senate

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 02, 2020

Senate

Chair votes Yes

Senate

House amendments agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N)

Feb 28, 2020

House

Read third time

House

VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N)

House

Passed House with amendments (58-Y 42-N)

House

Engrossed by House as amended

House

Committee amendments agreed to

Feb 27, 2020

House

Read second time

Feb 25, 2020

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

House

Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendments (13-Y 8-N)

Feb 18, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

Feb 13, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 04, 2020

Senate

Impact statement from SCC (SB95E)

Jan 31, 2020

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

Jan 30, 2020

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Printed as engrossed 20100541D-E

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB95E

Senate

Committee amendment agreed to

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Jan 29, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Jan 27, 2020

Senate

Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (13-Y 2-N)

Jan 18, 2020

Senate

Impact statement from SCC (SB95)

Dec 03, 2019

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100541D

Senate

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from SCC (SB95) HTML
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB95E HTML
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB95ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1160) HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Amendment: SB95AS HTML
Amendment: SB95AHE HTML
Amendment: SB95AH HTML

Sources

Data on Open States is updated periodically throughout the day from the official website of the Virginia General Assembly.

If you notice any inconsistencies with these official sources, feel free to file an issue.