Virginia House Bill 49 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Health benefit plans; sale by authorized foreign health insurers. Establishes a procedure by which the State Corporation Commission may authorize health insurers licensed to sell health benefit plans in any other state to sell health benefit plans in Virginia without obtaining a license to engage in the business of insurance in Virginia or complying with other requirements applicable to Virginia-licensed insurers. A health benefit plan sold by an authorized foreign health insurer is not be required to include state-mandated health benefits. The measure establishes criteria to be used by the Commission in determining whether to authorize a foreign health insurer to sell, offer, or provide a health benefit plan in the Commonwealth. The measure authorizes the Commission to conduct market conduct and financial condition examinations of any foreign health insurer that has applied for, or has received, authorization to sell health benefit plans in Virginia. The measure also specifies disclosures that an authorized foreign health insurer is required to include in applications and policies. The measure has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019.

Health benefit plans; sale by authorized foreign health insurers.

Del. Michael Webert [R]

2018-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-13	House	Left in Commerce and Labor
2018-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
2018-01-17	House	Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2
2017-11-30	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2017-11-30	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100944D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	1802	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	6400	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	6405	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB49
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB49+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1402V0004+HB0049