Virginia House Bill 1822 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Health insurance; cost-sharing payments for prescription asthma inhalers. Prohibits health insurance companies and other carriers from setting an amount exceeding $50 per 30-day supply of a tier one or tier two prescription asthma inhaler that a covered person is required to pay at the point of sale in order to receive a covered prescription asthma inhaler unless the carrier is prohibited from providing the additional benefits under state or federal law. The measure also prohibits a provider contract between a carrier or its pharmacy benefits manager and a pharmacy from containing a provision (i) authorizing the carrier's pharmacy benefits manager or the pharmacy to charge, (ii) requiring the pharmacy to collect, or (iii) requiring a covered person to make a cost-sharing payment for a covered prescription asthma inhaler in an amount that exceeds such limitation. The provisions apply with respect to health plans and provider contracts entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022. Health insurance; cost-sharing payments for prescription asthma inhalers. Prohibits health insurance companies and other carriers from setting an amount exceeding $50 per 30-day supply of a tier one or tier two prescription asthma inhaler that a covered person is required to pay at the point of sale in order to receive a covered prescription asthma inhaler unless the carrier is prohibited from providing the additional benefits under state or federal law. The measure also prohibits a provider contract between a carrier or its pharmacy benefits manager and a pharmacy from containing a provision (i) authorizing the carrier's pharmacy benefits manager or the pharmacy to charge, (ii) requiring the pharmacy to collect, or (iii) requiring a covered person to make a cost-sharing payment for a covered prescription asthma inhaler in an amount that exceeds such limitation. The provisions apply with respect to health plans and provider contracts entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022.

Health insurance; cost-sharing payments for prescription asthma inhalers.

Del. Alex Askew [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]	Del. Lee Carter [D]
Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (91-Y 7-N) (Y: 91 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N) (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-14 - House - House: Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions (0-Y 0-N) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 22) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2021-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-04	House	VOTE: Passage (91-Y 7-N)
2021-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N)
2021-02-03	House	Printed as engrossed 21101636D-E
2021-02-03	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1822E
2021-02-03	House	Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
2021-02-03	House	Committee on Labor and Commerce amendments agreed to
2021-02-03	House	Read second time
2021-02-02	House	Read first time
2021-02-01	House	Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N)
2021-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
2021-01-27	House	Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
2021-01-26	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-26	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (14-Y 7-N)
2021-01-21	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-21	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
2021-01-19	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
2021-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2021-01-14	House	Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2021-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2021-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101636D

HB1822 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	3407.15:6	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB1822
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1822+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1822E+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+HB1822AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21103473A.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB1822F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB1822FE122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H12V0031+HB1822
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1402V0006+HB1822
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H14V0054+HB1822
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H0202V0013+HB1822
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H02V0096+HB1822
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HV1439+HB1822
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S02V0048+HB1822