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2024 SESSION
HB 595 Insurance; conducting business by electronic means.
Introduced by: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Insurance; conducting business by electronic means. Authorizes a plan sponsor of a health benefit plan, including a dental or vision benefit plan, to agree on behalf of a party enrolled in the sponsored health benefit plan to conduct business by electronic means, provided that the plan sponsor, prior to agreeing on behalf of the party, has confirmed that the party routinely uses electronic communications during the normal course of employment and has provided notice to the party regarding the ability to opt out of using electronic means at any time.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102971D pdf
- 01/30/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24102971D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107981D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/29/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB595ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/28/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0197) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102971D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/16/24 House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/23/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/24 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/24 House: Read first time
- 01/30/24 House: Read second time
- 01/30/24 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/30/24 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB595E
- 01/30/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24102971D-E
- 01/31/24 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/19/24 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107981D-S1
- 02/21/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/22/24 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107981D-S1
- 02/22/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB595S1
- 02/22/24 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/24 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24107981D-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/24 House: Enrolled
- 02/29/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB595ER)
- 02/29/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/28/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 197 (effective 7/1/24)
- 03/28/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0197)