Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices.
Summary
Health insurance; coverage for contraceptivedrugs and devices. Requires health insurance carriers to providecoverage, under any health insurance contract, policy, or plan thatincludes coverage for prescription drugs on an outpatient basis,for contraceptive drugs and contraceptive devices, as defined inthe bill, approved for use as prescribed products or for over-the-counteruse. The bill prohibits a health insurance carrier from imposingupon any person receiving contraceptive benefits pursuant to the provisions of the bill any copayment, coinsurance payment, or fee,except in certain circumstances. The provisions of the bill applyto health insurance contracts, policies, or plans delivered, issuedfor delivery, or renewed on and after January 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Vetoed Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 5, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
15
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
upper
Mar 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB238ER)
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (69-Y 29-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (69-Y 29-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (14-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendments by Senator Hashmi agreed to
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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