VA HB675 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-28 - VOTE: (48-Y 52-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

Health insurance; tobacco surcharge. Eliminates the authority of a health carrier to vary its premium rates based on tobacco use. Under current law, a health carrier may charge premium rates up to 1.5 times higher for a tobacco user than for a nonuser. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care, and the provisions of the bill shall apply to health benefit plans providing individual or small group health insurance coverage beginning on January 1, 2023.

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Title

Health insurance; tobacco surcharge.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-04-28 - House - House: VOTE: (48-Y 52-N) (Y: 48 N: 52 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2022-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (72-Y 27-N) (Y: 72 N: 27 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-04-28HouseVOTE: (48-Y 52-N)
2022-04-27HouseHouse sustained Governor's veto (48-Y 52-N)
2022-04-27HousePlaced on Calendar
2022-04-11 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2022-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
2022-02-28SenateSigned by President
2022-02-28HouseSigned by Speaker
2022-02-28HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB675ER)
2022-02-28HouseEnrolled
2022-02-24SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-24SenateRead third time
2022-02-23SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-21SenateReported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2022-02-08SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2022-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-07HouseVOTE: Passage (72-Y 27-N)
2022-02-07HouseRead third time and passed House (72-Y 27-N)
2022-02-04HousePrinted as engrossed 22101246D-E
2022-02-04HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB675E
2022-02-04HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2022-02-04HouseRead second time
2022-02-03HouseRead first time
2022-02-01HouseReported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
2022-01-27HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
2022-01-20HouseAssigned sub: Subcommittee #2
2022-01-11HouseReferred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2022-01-11HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101246D

Same As/Similar To

SB422 (Same As) 2022-04-27 - Senate sustained Governor's veto
SB422 (Same As) 2022-04-27 - Senate sustained Governor's veto

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
3823447(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB675
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB675+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB675E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB675ER+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105418A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB675AH
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB675AG
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB675F171+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB675FE171+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB675FER171+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H2302V0008+HB0675
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H23V0047+HB0675
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0487+HB0675
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S02V0096+HB0675
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0558HB0675+HB0675
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0564HB0675+HB0675
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1935+HB0675

Bill Comments

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