VA SB732 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0917)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0917)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Health Benefit Exchange. Creates the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange, which will be established and operated by a new division within the State Corporation Commission (SCC). The Exchange shall facilitate the purchase and sale of qualified health plans and qualified dental plans to qualified individuals and qualified employers. The Exchange shall make qualified plans available to qualified individuals and qualified employers by July 1, 2023, unless the SCC postpones this date. The measure authorizes the SCC to review and approve accident and sickness insurance premium rates applicable to health benefit plans in the individual and small group markets and health benefit plans providing health insurance coverage in the individual market through certain non-employer group plans. The Exchange will be funded by an assessment on health insurers, which is limited to three percent of total monthly premiums, except the SCC may, after a public hearing, adjust the rate as necessary to ensure the Exchange is fully funded. A health plan will not be required to cover any state-mandated health benefit if federal law does not require it to be covered as part of the essential benefits package. The essential health benefits are items and services included in the benchmark health insurance plan, which is the largest plan in the largest product in the Commonwealth's small group market as supplemented in order to provide coverage for the items and services within the statutory essential health benefits categories. The SCC may contract with other eligible entities and enter into memoranda of understanding with other agencies of the Commonwealth to carry out any of the functions of the Exchange, including agreements with other states or federal agencies to perform joint administrative functions. Such contracts are not subject to the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.). The measure repeals a provision enacted in 2013 that prohibits an agent, employee, officer, or agency of the Commonwealth from taking any action to establish a health benefit exchange.
Title
Virginia Health Benefit Exchange; created.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-26 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) (Y: 56 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N) (Y: 29 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) (Y: 56 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N) (Y: 29 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-09 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0917) | |
| 2020-04-09 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 917 (effective 7/1/20) | |
| 2020-03-12 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
| 2020-03-12 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 2020-03-06 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2020-03-05 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2020-03-04 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB732ER) |
| 2020-03-04 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2020-02-26 | Senate | Title replaced 20109134D-H3 |
| 2020-02-26 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N) |
| 2020-02-26 | House | VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) |
| 2020-02-26 | House | Passed House with substitute (56-Y 44-N) |
| 2020-02-26 | House | Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB732H3 |
| 2020-02-26 | House | Substitute by Delegate Sickles agreed to 20109134D-H3 |
| 2020-02-26 | House | Committee on Appropriations substitute rejected 20108786D-H2 |
| 2020-02-26 | House | Committee on Labor and Commerce substitute rejected 20108554D-H1 |
| 2020-02-26 | House | Read third time |
| 2020-02-26 | House | Floor substitute printed 20109134D-H3 (Sickles) |
| 2020-02-25 | House | Read second time |
| 2020-02-21 | House | Committee substitute printed 20108786D-H2 |
| 2020-02-21 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 8-N) |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Committee substitute printed 20108554D-H1 |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 9-N) |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Read first time |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2020-02-07 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N) |
| 2020-02-06 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB732S2 |
| 2020-02-06 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 20107470D-S2 |
| 2020-02-06 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2020-02-06 | Senate | Committee substitute rejected 20106587D-S1 |
| 2020-02-06 | Senate | Passed by temporarily |
| 2020-02-06 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-04 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 20107470D-S2 |
| 2020-02-04 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 2020-01-27 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2020-01-27 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 20106587D-S1 |
| 2020-01-27 | Senate | Incorporates SB598 (Hanger) |
| 2020-01-27 | Senate | Incorporates SB226 (Edwards) |
| 2020-01-27 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N) |
| 2020-01-15 | Senate | Assigned C&L sub: Health Insurance |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105262D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 2 | 4214 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 4319 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 4509 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 6500 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 6516 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 58 | 1 | 3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 58 | 1 | 341.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
