SB1276
Essential health benefits; abortion coverage.
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 HB 1896.-
Bill History
- 01/12/2021 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101217D
- 01/12/2021 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/14/2021 - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/14/2021 - Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
- 01/18/2021 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1276)
- 01/18/2021 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 2-N)
- 01/20/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2021 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/22/2021 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/02/2021 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/2021 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2021 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/08/2021 - House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce
- 02/11/2021 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/15/2021 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2021 - House: Read third time
- 02/16/2021 - House: Passed House (54-Y 45-N)
- 02/16/2021 - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2021 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/19/2021 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1276ER)
- 02/21/2021 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1276ER)
- 02/22/2021 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/22/2021 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/2021 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021
- 02/24/2021 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/12/2021 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 102 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/12/2021 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102)