VA SB785 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 5 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0420)

Summary

Health insurance; coverage for bone marrow transplants. Repeals the provision that has required health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to offer and make available coverage for the treatment of breast cancer by dose-intensive chemotherapy/autologous bone marrow transplants or stem cell transplants. The similar requirement in the state employee's health insurance program is also deleted.

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Title

Health insurance; repeals provision requiring coverage for bone marrow transplants.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0420)
2008-03-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 420 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-28 Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-27 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-27 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB785ER)
2008-02-27 Senate: Enrolled
2008-02-26 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2008-02-22 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
2008-02-22 House: Passed House with substitute (95-Y 0-N)
2008-02-22 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB785H1
2008-02-22 House: Substitute by Delegate Nutter agreed to 089563204-H1
2008-02-22 House: Floor substitute printed 089563204-H1 (Nutter)
2008-02-22 House: Read third time
2008-02-21 House: Read second time
2008-02-19 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2008-02-12 House: Read first time
2008-02-12 House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-01 Senate: Communicated to House
2008-02-01 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-01-31 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2008-01-30 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-01-28 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2008-01-18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 089868204

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