HB 2577 Virginia House of Delegates · 2019 Regular Session

Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder.

Summary
Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder in individuals of any age. Currently, such coverage is required to be provided for individuals from age two through age 10. The provision applies with respect to insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on or after January 1, 2020. This bill is identical to
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 9, 2019 Signed Mar 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2019

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 14, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 452 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation & Retirement
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102840D
lower
1 primary · 53 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr.
Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr.
RRepublican
VA
28
Co
Photo of Barry Knight
Barry Knight
RRepublican
VA
98
Co
Photo of Bobby Orrock
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
VA
66
Co
Photo of Buddy Fowler
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
VA
59
Co
Photo of Charles D. Poindexter
Charles D. Poindexter
RRepublican
VA
9
Co
Photo of Cheryl B. Turpin
Cheryl B. Turpin
DDemocratic
VA
85
Co
Photo of Chris Head
Chris Head
RRepublican
VA
3
Co
Photo of Chris L. Hurst
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
VA
12
Co
Photo of Christopher E. Collins
Christopher E. Collins
RRepublican
VA
29
Co
Photo of Danica Roem
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
VA
30
Co
Photo of Danny Marshall
Danny Marshall
RRepublican
VA
49