Virginia Senate Bill 861 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Vetoed on May 21 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-21 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Group health benefit plans; bona fide associations; benefits consortium. Provides that certain trusts constitute a benefits consortium and are authorized to sell health benefits plans to members of a sponsoring association that (i) has been formed and maintained in good faith for purposes other than obtaining or providing health benefits; (ii) does not condition membership in the sponsoring association on any factor relating to the health status of an individual, including an employee of a member of the sponsoring association or a dependent of such an employee; (iii) makes any health benefit plan available to all members regardless of any factor relating to the health status of such members or individuals eligible for coverage through a member; (iv) does not make any health benefit plan available to any person who is not a member of the association; (v) makes available health plans or health benefit plans that meet requirements provided for in the bill; (vi) operates as a nonprofit entity under § 501(c)(5) or 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (vii) has been in active existence for at least five years. The bill replaces references to "bona fide association," as used in provisions applicable to health care plans in the small employer market, with the term "sponsoring association."

Group health benefit plans; bona fide associations, benefits consortium.

Sen. Monty Mason [D]

Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant [R]

Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D]

Sen. David Suetterlein [R]

2020-04-22 - Senate - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (7-Y 33-N) (Y: 7 N: 33 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-03-03 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N) (Y: 57 N: 41 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 2-N) (Y: 35 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-21		Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2020-04-22		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 22, 2020
2020-04-22	Senate	Communicated to Governor
2020-04-22	Senate	Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (7-Y 33-N)
2020-04-11	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-06	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB861ER)
2020-03-06	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-03	Senate	Title replaced 20108216D-H1
2020-03-03	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-02	House	VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N)
2020-03-02	House	Passed House with substitute (57-Y 41-N)
2020-03-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB861H1
2020-03-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20108216D-H1
2020-03-02	House	Read third time
2020-02-28	House	Passed by for the day
2020-02-27	House	Read second time
2020-02-25	House	Committee substitute printed 20108216D-H1
2020-02-25	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
2020-02-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2020-02-13	House	Read first time
2020-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-01-24	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 2-N)
2020-01-23	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20103816D-E
2020-01-23	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB861E
2020-01-23	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-01-23	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2020-01-23	Senate	Read second time
2020-01-22	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-01-20	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2020-01-15	Senate	Assigned C&L sub: Health Insurance
2020-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2020-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103816D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	3420	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3431	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3432.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3432.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3432.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	3521.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	2	508.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	571	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	572	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	573	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB861
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB861+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB861E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB861H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB861ER+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S02V0026+SB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0119SB0861+SB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0148SB0861+SB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1402V0049+SB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H14V0327+SB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1709+SB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1419SB0861+SB0861
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1988SB0861+SB0861