VA HB935 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on April 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0460)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on April 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0460)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Health insurance; coverage for doula care services. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations whose policy, contract, or plan includes coverage for obstetrical services to provide coverage for doula care services provided by a state-certified doula. The bill requires such coverage to include coverage for at least eight visits during the antepartum or postpartum period and support during labor and delivery. The bill provides that health insurance carriers are (i) not required to pay for duplicate services actually rendered by both a state-certified doula and another health care provider and (ii) prohibited from requiring supervision, signature, or referral by any other health care provider as a condition of reimbursement for doula care services, except when those requirements are also applicable to other categories of health care providers. Such provisions of the bill are subject to a reenactment clause. The bill also requires the Health Insurance Reform Commission to consider coverage for doula care services in its review of the essential health benefits benchmark plan and to include such coverage in its recommendation to the General Assembly unless a compelling reason for excluding such coverage is identified.
Title
Health insurance; coverage for doula care services.
Sponsors
| Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D] | Del. Nadarius Clark [D] | Del. Jackie Glass [D] | Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D] |
| Del. Wren Williams [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) (Y: 0 N: 97 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) (Y: 0 N: 97 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-04 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0460) | |
| 2024-04-04 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 460 (effective - see bill) | |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB935ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-06 | Conference: Amended by conference committee | |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Senators: Locke, Deeds, Stanley |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Delegates: LeVere Bolling, Herring, O'Quinn |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Conferees appointed by House |
| 2024-03-01 | House | House acceded to request |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Senate requested conference committee |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-27 | House | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 97-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-07 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB935H1 |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24105534D-H1 |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Committee substitute printed 24105534D-H1 |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-18 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101282D |
Same As/Similar To
SB118 (Similar To) 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0495)
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 2 | 3414.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 4319 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
