VA HB1747 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Health insurance; mental health parity. Conforms certain requirements regarding coverage for mental health and substance use disorders to provisions of the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (the Act). The measure requires that group and individual health insurance coverage provide mental health and substance use disorder benefits. Such benefits shall be in parity with the medical and surgical benefits contained in the coverage in accordance with the Act, even where those requirements would not otherwise apply directly. The measure requires the Bureau of Insurance to develop reporting requirements regarding denied claims, complaints, and appeals involving such coverage and to compile the information into an annual report. The bill contains a technical amendment.
Title
Health insurance; mental health parity.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2015-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N) (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-26 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649) | |
| 2015-03-26 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 649 (effective 7/1/15) | |
| 2015-02-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 | |
| 2015-02-27 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/27/15 |
| 2015-02-26 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2015-02-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2015-02-26 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1747ER) |
| 2015-02-26 | House | Enrolled |
| 2015-02-23 | House | VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N) |
| 2015-02-23 | House | Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N) |
| 2015-02-20 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2015-02-19 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-19 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2015-02-19 | Senate | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2015-02-19 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2015-02-19 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2015-02-18 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-16 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-01-29 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2015-01-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2015-01-28 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Printed as engrossed 15102802D-E |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Engrossed by House as amended HB1747E |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Read second time |
| 2015-01-26 | House | Read first time |
| 2015-01-22 | House | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-01-12 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2015-01-12 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102802D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 2 | 3412.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 3412.1:01 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 3418.17 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 4300 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 4319 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 38 | 2 | 5800 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
