Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Bureau of Insurance to select a new plan.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed Mar 22, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
12
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Mar 22, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 271 (effective - see bill)
executive
Feb 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2198ER)
lower
Feb 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kathy J. Byron
RRepublican
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