VA SB718 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0940)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Health insurance; interhospital transfer for newborn or mother. Prohibits health insurers from requiring prior authorization for the interhospital transfer of (i) a newborn infant experiencing a life-threatening emergency condition or (ii) the hospitalized mother of such newborn infant to accompany the infant.

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Title

Health insurance; interhospital transfer for newborn or mother.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0940)
2020-04-09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 940 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-03SenateSigned by President
2020-03-02HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-02SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB718ER)
2020-03-02SenateEnrolled
2020-02-25HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2020-02-25HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2020-02-25HouseRead third time
2020-02-24HouseRead second time
2020-02-20HouseReported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)
2020-02-18HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-14HouseAssigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
2020-02-14HouseReferred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2020-02-14HouseRead first time
2020-02-14HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-11SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11SenateReconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB718S1
2020-02-11SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 20108037D-S1
2020-02-11SenateReading of substitute waived
2020-02-11SenateRead second time
2020-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-09SenateCommittee substitute printed 20108037D-S1
2020-02-09SenateReported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-07SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2020-01-07SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103726D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
3823407.11:4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB718
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB718+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB718S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB718ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0940+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S02V0123+SB0718
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0459SB0718+SB0718
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0520SB0718+SB0718
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0521SB0718+SB0718
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0522SB0718+SB0718
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0523SB0718+SB0718
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1402V0050+SB0718
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H14V0300+SB0718
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1386+SB0718

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