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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 1276 Essential health benefits; abortion coverage.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Essential health benefits; abortion coverage. Removes the prohibition on the provision of coverage for abortions in any qualified health insurance plan that is sold or offered for sale through a health benefits exchange established or operating in Virginia. This bill is identical to HB 1896.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101217D pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1276ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101217D
- 01/12/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/14/21 Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/14/21 Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
- 01/18/21 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 2-N)
- 01/20/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/21 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/22/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 17-N)
- 02/02/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/21 House: Read first time
- 02/02/21 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
- 02/11/21 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/15/21 House: Read second time
- 02/16/21 House: Read third time
- 02/16/21 House: Passed House (54-Y 45-N)
- 02/16/21 House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N)
- 02/19/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/19/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1276ER)
- 02/22/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/22/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021
- 02/24/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/12/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 102 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/12/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102)