Health care providers; stay of debt collection activities, prohibited practice.
Summary
Stay of debt collection activities by health care providers; prohibited practice under Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Provides that any health care provider that undertakes any debt collection activities prior to either the issuance of an award or the determination that a claim is noncompensable by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund has committed a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
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 8, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 7, 2022
How they voted
20–12
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Feb 8, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
5
Apr 27, 2022
Vetoed
Senate sustained Governor's veto
upper
Apr 11, 2022
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
House amendment agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N)
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
House amendment agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N)
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (91-Y 7-N)
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (18-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100542D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
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