Virginia Senate Bill 1003 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0473)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations, and corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts to provide coverage for hearing aids and related services for children 18 years of age or younger when an otolaryngologist recommends such hearing aids and related services. The coverage includes one hearing aid per hearing-impaired ear, up to a cost of $1,500, every 24 months. The bill prohibits the State Corporation Commission from using any special fund revenues dedicated to the Commission's other functions and duties, including revenues from utility consumer taxes or fees from licensees regulated by the Commission or fees paid to the office of the clerk of the Commission, to fund the defrayal of costs for the coverage provided as required by federal law. The bill applies to policies, contracts, and plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on and after January 1, 2024. Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations, and corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts to provide coverage for hearing aids and related services for children 18 years of age or younger when an otolaryngologist recommends such hearing aids and related services. The coverage includes one hearing aid per hearing-impaired ear, up to a cost of $1,500, every 24 months. The bill prohibits the State Corporation Commission from using any special fund revenues dedicated to the Commission's other functions and duties, including revenues from utility consumer taxes or fees from licensees regulated by the Commission or fees paid to the office of the clerk of the Commission, to fund the defrayal of costs for the coverage provided as required by federal law. The bill applies to policies, contracts, and plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on and after January 1, 2024.

Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors.

Sen. Bill DeSteph [R]

Sen. Lionell Spruill [D]

Sen. John Cosgrove [R]

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-24		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0473)
2023-03-24		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 473 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1003ER)
2023-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-23	Senate	House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-22	House	VOTE: Passage (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-22	House	Passed House with amendment (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-22	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2023-02-22	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-02-22	House	Read third time
2023-02-21	House	Read second time
2023-02-17	House	Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
2023-02-14	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-02-14	House	Reported from Commerce and Energy (21-Y 0-N)
2023-02-10	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2023-02-10	House	Read first time
2023-02-10	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-02	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	Senate	Printed as engrossed 23101628D-E
2023-02-02	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1003E
2023-02-02	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-02-02	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2023-02-02	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-01	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-01-31	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-23	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-01-23	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
2023-01-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2023-01-06	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101628D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	3418.21	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	4319	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1003
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1003+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1003E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1003ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0473+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105199A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1003AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1003AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1003AHE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1003FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1003FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S02V0031+SB1003
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0158+SB1003
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0193SB1003+SB1003
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0209SB1003+SB1003
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0210SB1003+SB1003
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H23V0141+SB1003
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H02V0224+SB1003
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2198+SB1003
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0829SB1003+SB1003