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SB 404 Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans, definitions, effective date.
Introduced by: Ghazala F. Hashmi | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans. Prohibits carriers from issuing in the Commonwealth, on or after July 1, 2021, any short-term limited-duration medical plan with a duration that exceeds three months or that can be renewed or extended beyond six months, or if the plan's issuance would result in a covered person being covered by a short-term limited-duration medical plan for more than six months in any 12-month period. The bill prohibits a carrier from issuing a short-term limited-duration medical plan during an annual open enrollment period. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021. This bill is identical to HB 1037.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102773D pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102773D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108547D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB404ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1077) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102773D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/27/20 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/04/20 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/04/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/04/20 Senate: Amendments by Senator Barker agreed to
- 02/04/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB404E
- 02/04/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102773D-E
- 02/05/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N)
- 02/06/20 Senate: Chair votes Yes
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/18/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/18/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108547D-H1
- 02/20/20 House: Read second time
- 02/21/20 House: Read third time
- 02/21/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108547D-H1
- 02/21/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB404H1
- 02/21/20 House: Passed House with substitute (54-Y 43-N)
- 02/21/20 House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 43-N)
- 02/25/20 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 02/26/20 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/26/20 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/28/20 Senate: Senate acceded to request (35-Y 2-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/28/20 Senate: Senators: Hashmi, Bell, Mason
- 03/02/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/02/20 House: Delegates: Rasoul, Kory, Kilgore
- 03/05/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 43-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 43-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB404ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/10/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1077 (effective 7/1/21)
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1077)