Virginia House Bill 2443 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Vetoed on May 2 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-02 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Conference Sub) [HTML]

Group health benefit plans; bona fide associations; benefits consortium. Provides that certain trusts constitute a benefits consortium and are authorized to sell health benefits plans to members of a sponsoring association that is a nonstock corporation, has five or more members participating in one or more benefits plans, has been formed for purposes other than obtaining or providing health benefits, and operates as a nonprofit entity under ?§501(c)(6) of the federal Internal Revenue Code. The bill provides that a person may be a member of sponsoring association if he conducts business operations within the Commonwealth, employs individuals who reside in the Commonwealth, and is a member of the sponsoring association. The bill provides that the trust is subject to the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and U.S. Department of Labor regulations applicable to multiple employer welfare arrangements and to the authority of the U.S. Department of Labor to enforce such law and regulations. The bill (i) prohibits a self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) from issuing health benefit plans in the Commonwealth until it has obtained a license from the State Corporation Commission; (ii) provides that health benefit plans issued by a self-funded MEWA shall be subject to taxes and maintenance assessments levied upon insurance companies; (iii) provides that health benefit plans issued by a self-funded MEWA are subject to protections of and other provisions of the Virginia Life, Accident and Sickness Insurance Guaranty Association; (iv) makes domestic self-funded MEWAs subject to all financial and solvency requirements imposed by provisions of Title 38.2 on domestic insurers unless domestic self-funded MEWAs are otherwise specifically exempted; and (v) provides that health benefit plans issued by a self-funded MEWA shall be exempt from all statutory requirements relating to insurance premium rates, policy forms, and policy cancellation and nonrenewal. The bill provides that the sponsoring association shall not, by virtue of its sponsorship of the benefits consortium or any benefits plan, be subject to the insurance laws of the Commonwealth or the tax levied on insurance companies pursuant to ?§58.1-2501. The measure removes the requirements that an association to which a group accident and sickness insurance policy is issued has at the outset a minimum of 100 persons, has been organized and maintained in good faith for purposes other than that of obtaining insurance, and has been in active existence for at least five years. The measure also replaces references to "bona fide association," as used in provisions applicable to health care plans in the small employer market, with the term "sponsoring association."

Group health benefit plans; bona fide associations, etc.

Del. Tony Wilt [R]

2019-04-03 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (34-Y 64-N) (Y: 34 N: 64 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-18 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (67-Y 30-N) (Y: 67 N: 30 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (29-Y 11-N) (Y: 29 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 31-N) (Y: 67 N: 31 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 4-N) (Y: 15 N: 4 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-02		Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2019-04-03		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 3, 2019
2019-04-03	House	Communicated to Governor
2019-04-03	House	VOTE: REJECTED (34-Y 64-N)
2019-04-03	House	House rejected Governor's recommendation (34-Y 64-N)
2019-04-03	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-03-26	House	Governor's substitute printed 19107827D-H3
2019-03-26	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2019-02-28		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-02-28	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
2019-02-21	Senate	Signed by President
2019-02-21	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-02-21	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2443ER)
2019-02-21	House	Enrolled
2019-02-18	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (67-Y 30-N)
2019-02-18	House	Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 19106849D-S1 (67-Y 30-N)
2019-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-02-14	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (29-Y 11-N)
2019-02-14	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB2443S1
2019-02-14	Senate	Amendment by Senator Wagner agreed to
2019-02-14	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2019-02-14	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 19106849D-S1
2019-02-14	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2019-02-14	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-13	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2019-02-11	Senate	Committee substitute printed 19106849D-S1
2019-02-11	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2019-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2019-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-02-05	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 31-N)
2019-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House (67-Y 31-N)
2019-02-04	House	Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB2443H2
2019-02-04	House	Substitute by Delegate Wilt agreed to 19106408D-H2
2019-02-04	House	Committee substitute rejected 19105509D-H1
2019-02-04	House	Read second time
2019-02-04	House	Floor substitute printed 19106408D-H2 (Wilt)
2019-02-03	House	Read first time
2019-01-31	House	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 4-N)
2019-01-31	House	Committee substitute printed 19105509D-H1
2019-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
2019-01-15	House	Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2019-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101684D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	3430.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3430.7	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3431	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3432.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3432.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3432.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	508.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2443
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2443+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2443H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2443H2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2443S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2443ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2443H3+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H1401V0006+HB2443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H14V0048+HB2443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2478+HB2443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S02V0169+HB2443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0547HB2443+HB2443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0643HB2443+HB2443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2913+HB2443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3392+HB2443