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HB1896

Essential health benefits; abortion coverage.

Status:
Passed

Chief Patron:
Sally Hudson (D)

Session:
2021 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Essential health benefits; abortion coverage.

Removes the prohibition on the provision of coverage for abortions in any qualified health insurance plan that is sold or offered for sale through a health benefits exchange established or operating in Virginia. This bill is identical to SB 1276.

  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2021 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101445D
  • 01/08/2021 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  • 01/18/2021 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB1896)
  • 01/21/2021 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)
  • 01/22/2021 - House: Read first time
  • 01/25/2021 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 01/26/2021 - House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
  • 01/26/2021 - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 01/27/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/27/2021 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 02/05/2021 - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/15/2021 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 2-N)
  • 02/17/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/18/2021 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/18/2021 - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/22/2021 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/22/2021 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1896ER)
  • 02/22/2021 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/23/2021 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB1896ER)
  • 02/24/2021 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/25/2021 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
  • 02/25/2021 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 03/12/2021 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 101 (effective 7/1/21)
  • 03/12/2021 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0101)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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