Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 917 — Reproductive health services; health benefit plans to cover costs of specified health care services.

Last action — Left in Education and Health

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Reproductive health services. Requireshealth benefit plans to cover the costs of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products, and procedures related to reproductive health. The health benefit plan requirements become effective whena plan is delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended inthe Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2021, or at any time thereafterwhen any term of the health benefit plan is changed or any premiumadjustment is made. The measure also requires the Board of MedicalAssistance Services to include in the state plan for medical assistanceservices a provision for the payment of the costs of a reproductivehealth care program providing reimbursement for medically necessary reproductive health care services, drugs, devices, products, andprocedures for eligible individuals.

Bill Text

  • Presented and ordered printed 20104258D View text Current html January 08, 2020

Action History

  1. Left in Education and Health

  2. Continued to 2021 in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)

  3. Impact statement from DPB (SB917)

  4. Rereferred to Education and Health

  5. Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)

  6. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  7. Presented and ordered printed 20104258D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Continued to 2021 in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
Ghazala F. Hashmi — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea

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Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 917 do?
Reproductive health services. Requireshealth benefit plans to cover the costs of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products, and procedures related to reproductive health. The health benefit plan requirements become effective whena plan is delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended inthe Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2021, or at any time thereafterwhen any term of the health benefit plan is changed or any premiumadjustment is made. The measure also requires the Board of MedicalAssistance Services to include in the state plan for medical assistanceservices a provision for the payment of the costs of a reproductivehealth care program providing reimbursement for medically necessary reproductive health care services, drugs, devices, products, andprocedures for eligible individuals.
Who sponsors SB 917?
SB 917 is sponsored by Mamie E. Locke and Jennifer B. Boysko.
What is the current status of SB 917?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 917?
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