Insurance; discrimination based on status as living organ donor prohibited.
Summary
Living organ donors; discrimination prohibited; unpaid leave; civil penalty. Prohibits any person from refusing to insure, refusing to continue to insure, or limiting the amount or extent of life insurance, disability insurance, or long-term care insurance coverage available to an individual or to charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage based solely and without any additional actuarial risks upon the status of such individual as a living organ donor. The bill requires that an employer that employs 15 or more employees provide eligible employees with (i) up to 60 business days of unpaid organ donation leave in any 12-month period to serve as an organ donor and (ii) up to 30 business days of unpaid organ donation leave in any 12-month period to serve as a bone marrow donor. The bill requires the employer to restore the employee's position following the leave, to continue to provide coverage for the employee under any health benefit plan, and to pay the employee any commission earned prior to the leave. The bill prohibits the employer from taking retaliatory action against the employee for taking organ donation leave. The bill requires the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to enforce its provisions and provides for civil penalties for violations of its requirements. This bill incorporates SB 242 and SB 244.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Vetoed
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Vetoed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2022
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Feb 4, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
14
Committee
16
Apr 27, 2022
Vetoed
Senate sustained Governor's veto
upper
Apr 11, 2022
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB271H1
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22107041D-H1
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB271S1
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22104647D-S1
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100578D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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