Health insurance; small employers.
Summary
Revises the definition of "small employer" for purposes of group health insurance policies to provide that an individual who performs any service for remuneration under a contract of hire for (i) a corporation in which he is a shareholder or an immediate family member of a shareholder, or (ii) a limited liability company in which he is a member, regardless of the number of members of the limited liability company, shall be deemed to be an employee of the corporation or the limited liability company. The measure provides that a health insurance issuer shall not be required to issue more than one group health plan for each employer identification number issued by the Internal Revenue Service for a business entity, without regard to the number of shareholders or members of such business entity.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Feb 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 4, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1475E
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101957D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Toscano
DDemocratic
Co
SD
Siobhan Dunnavant
RRepublican
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