Virginia Senate Bill 615 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-13 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 4-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Virginia Health Benefits Exchange. Creates the Virginia Health Benefits Exchange Authority as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, as recommended by the Virginia Health Reform Initiative Advisory Council. The Authority is charged with establishing and operating health benefit exchanges for qualified individuals and for small businesses, collectively referred to as the Exchange. The measure also provides for the Authority to perform, or provide for the performance by other state agencies of, duties associated with the operation of the Exchange as required by the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and implements the intent set forth in Chapter 823 of the Acts of Assembly of 2011 that Virginia create and operate its own health benefits exchange to preserve and enhance competition in the health insurance market. The Authority is authorized to enter agreements with the State Corporation Commission and Departments of Medical Assistance Services, Health, and Social Services regarding the performance of duties related to the conduct of the Exchange. The Exchange will be funded by assessment fees on all health carriers offering plans in the Exchange. The measure provides that mandated health benefits applicable to plans offered outside the Exchange will also apply to plans offered through the Exchange.

Health Benefit Exchange Authority; created, report.

Sen. Barbara Favola [D]

Sen. Ralph Northam [D]

2012-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 4-N) (Y: 12 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-13		Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 4-N)
2012-01-24		Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Health Insurance
2012-01-20		Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2012-01-20		Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103373D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	2905	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3705.7	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3711	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4002	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4343	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	16	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	321.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	200	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	6400	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	6427	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	206	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB615
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB615+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S02V0061+SB0615