VA HB987 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Proton radiation therapy; clinical evidence for decisions on coverage. Permits a health insurance carrier to consider (i) coverage of a proton radiation therapy treatment by Medicare, Medicaid, or any other governmental health care coverage for any type of cancer or (ii) a recommendation of proton radiation therapy by a patient's treating physician or radiation oncologist as a sufficient standard of clinical evidence to justify coverage of proton radiation therapy. Proton radiation therapy; clinical evidence for decisions on coverage. Permits a health insurance carrier to consider (i) coverage of a proton radiation therapy treatment by Medicare, Medicaid, or any other governmental health care coverage for any type of cancer or (ii) a recommendation of proton radiation therapy by a patient's treating physician or radiation oncologist as a sufficient standard of clinical evidence to justify coverage of proton radiation therapy.
Title
Proton radiation therapy; clinical evidence for decisions on coverage.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-05 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538) | |
| 2024-04-05 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 538 (effective 7/1/24 - see bill) | |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB987ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-07 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Printed as engrossed 24103741D-E |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Engrossed by House as amended HB987E |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-01-18 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103741D |
