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HOUSE BILL NO. 722 Offered January 13, 2010 Prefiled January 12, 2010 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 38.2-3430.1:1, relating to individual accident and sickness insurance coverage; elective. ---------- Patrons-- Peace, Byron, Cox, J.A., Landes, Nixon, O'Bannon and Purkey ---------- Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 38.2-3430.1:1 as follows:

§ 38.2-3430.1:1. Health insurance coverage; elective.

No resident of the Commonwealth, regardless of whether he has or is eligible for health insurance coverage under any policy or program provided by or through his employer or a plan sponsored by the Commonwealth or the federal government, shall be required to obtain or maintain individual health insurance coverage. No provision of this title shall render a resident of the Commonwealth liable for any penalty, assessment, fee, or fine as a result of his failure to obtain health insurance coverage.