VA SB451 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0479)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; regulation of medical assistance. Makes several changes to the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (VFATA) and the laws governing the Attorney General's duties with regard to the regulation of medical assistance, including (i) exempting certain information furnished to the Attorney General from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, (ii) imposing a three-year statute of limitations on claims for employer retaliation under the VFATA, (iii) permitting the Attorney General to share information obtained as part of a VFATA investigation with other state and federal governmental entities, (iv) allowing the Attorney General to propound interrogatories as part of an investigation of services furnished under medical assistance, and (v) requiring health care entities to disclose records to the Attorney General in connection with such investigations.

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Title

Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; regulation of medical assistance.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-30 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0479)
2012-03-30 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 479 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-03-08 Senate: Signed by President
2012-03-06 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-03-06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB451ER)
2012-03-06 Senate: Enrolled
2012-03-01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2012-03-01 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2012-03-01 House: Read third time
2012-02-29 House: Read second time
2012-02-27 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
2012-02-27 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
2012-02-16 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
2012-02-15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-02-15 House: Read first time
2012-02-15 House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-13 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-13 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2012-02-10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
2012-01-11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-01-11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103217D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
223705.5(n/a)See Bill Text
321127.1:03(n/a)See Bill Text
321320(n/a)See Bill Text
801216.10(n/a)See Bill Text
801216.8(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB451
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB451+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB451ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0479+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S03V0144+SB0451
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0354SB0451+SB0451
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0385SB0451+SB0451
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0386SB0451+SB0451
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H0802V0101+SB0451
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H08V0281+SB0451
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1275+SB0451

Bill Comments

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