Virginia House Bill 1375 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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. The provisions of the bill apply to health benefit plans providing individual or small group health insurance coverage entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024. The bill directs the State Corporation Commission to submit an annual report summarizing the reductions in premiums related to the elimination of the tobacco surcharge. The provisions of the bill expire on January 1, 2026.

Health insurance; tobacco surcharge.

Del. Karen Greenhalgh [R]

Del. Patrick Hope [D]

2023-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 1-N) (Y: 96 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-19 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-27		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682)
2023-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 682 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-25	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-23	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-23	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1375ER)
2023-02-23	House	Enrolled
2023-02-20	House	VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 1-N)
2023-02-20	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
2023-02-20	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-16	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2023-02-16	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-02-16	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2023-02-16	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-15	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2023-01-26	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-25	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2023-01-24	House	Printed as engrossed 23100197D-E
2023-01-24	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1375E
2023-01-24	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-01-24	House	Read second time
2023-01-23	House	Read first time
2023-01-19	House	Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N)
2023-01-12	House	Assigned sub: Subcommittee #1
2022-10-17	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2022-10-17	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100197D

SB1011 (Same As) 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0683)
SB1011 (Same As) 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0683)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	3447	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1375
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1375+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1375E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1375ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0682+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23103851A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1375AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1375AS
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1375F171+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1375FE171+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1375FER171+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H2301V0001+HB1375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H23V0015+HB1375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1087+HB1375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S02V0110+HB1375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0505HB1375+HB1375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0532HB1375+HB1375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2050+HB1375