VA SB201 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 24 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0297)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Health insurance; prescription drugs; formularies. Requires any health insurer, corporation providing individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts, or health maintenance organization that applies a formulary to prescription drug benefits provided under its policy, contract, or plan to provide to each affected group health benefit plan policyholder or contract holder or each affected individual health benefit plan policyholder or contract holder not less than 30 days' prior written notice of a modification to a formulary that results in the movement of a prescription drug to a tier with higher cost-sharing requirements. This requirement does not apply to modifications that occur at the time of coverage renewal.

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Title

Health insurance; prescription drug formularies, notices.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2014-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-09 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-03-24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0297)
2014-03-24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 297 (effective 7/1/14)
2014-02-27SenateSigned by President
2014-02-25HouseSigned by Speaker
2014-02-25SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB201ER)
2014-02-25SenateEnrolled
2014-02-21HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N)
2014-02-21HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2014-02-21HouseReconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
2014-02-21HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2014-02-21HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2014-02-21HouseRead third time
2014-02-20HouseRead second time
2014-02-18HouseReported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
2014-02-12HouseReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2014-02-12HouseRead first time
2014-02-12HousePlaced on Calendar
2014-02-07SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2014-02-06SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB201S1
2014-02-06SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 14104478D-S1
2014-02-06SenateReading of substitute waived
2014-02-06SenateRead second time
2014-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2014-02-03SenateCommittee substitute printed 14104478D-S1
2014-02-03SenateReported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
2014-01-09SenateRereferred to Commerce and Labor
2014-01-09SenateRereferred from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N)
2014-01-03SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2014-01-03SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101682D

Same As/Similar To

HB308 (Same As) 2014-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0272)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
3823407.9:01(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+SB201
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB201+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB201S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB201ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0297+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S04V0003+SB0201
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S02V0041+SB0201
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0285SB0201+SB0201
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0305SB0201+SB0201
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H14V0120+SB0201
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV0876+SB0201
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV0918+SB0201

Bill Comments

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