2022 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB422: Health insurance; tobacco surcharge.
Legislative Summary
Health insurance; tobacco surcharge. Eliminates the authority of a health carrier to vary its premium rates based on tobacco use. Under current law, a health carrier may charge premium rates up to 1.5 times higher for a tobacco user than for a nonuser. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care, and the provisions of the bill shall apply to health benefit plans providing individual or small group health insurance coverage beginning on January 1, 2023.
Bill History
1/11/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103427D
Senate
1/11/2022
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
1/24/2022
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
Senate
1/26/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/27/2022
Read second time
Senate
1/27/2022
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
1/27/2022
Committee amendment agreed to
Senate
1/27/2022
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB422E
Senate
1/27/2022
Printed as engrossed 22103427D-E
Senate
1/28/2022
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
Senate
2/21/2022
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/21/2022
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/21/2022
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
House of Delegates
3/3/2022
Reported from Commerce and Energy (19-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2022
Read second time
House of Delegates
3/8/2022
Read third time
House of Delegates
3/8/2022
Passed House (61-Y 37-N)
House of Delegates
3/8/2022
VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N)
House of Delegates
3/10/2022
Enrolled
Senate
3/10/2022
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB422ER)
Senate
3/10/2022
Signed by President
Senate
3/10/2022
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/22/2022
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
Senate
3/22/2022
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
4/11/2022
Governor: Vetoed by Governor
4/27/2022
Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N)
Senate
4/27/2022
Requires 2/3 affirmative votes to pass in enrolled form
Senate
4/27/2022
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Senate
Amendments
Governor's veto explanation
Governor's veto explanation
4/12/2022Not Adopted
Senate amendments
Senate amendments
12/17/2017Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N)
4/27/2022
21
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N)
3/8/2022
61
Yea
37
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Commerce and Energy (19-Y 3-N)
3/3/2022
19
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
1/28/2022
37
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
1/26/2022
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
1/24/2022
10
Yea
4
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Vetoed(4/11/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
John Edwards
Democrat