2022 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB434: Health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance use disorders, report.

Legislative Summary

Health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance use disorders; report. Requires the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance, in its report regarding denied claims, complaints, appeals, and network adequacy involving mental health and substance abuse disorder coverage, to include a summary of certain comparative analyses from health carriers related to mental health parity and an explanation of whether the analyses were considered compliant and any corrective actions required of the health carrier by the Bureau. The bill also changes the annual deadline for such report from September 1 to November 1. Health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance use disorders; report. Requires the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance, in its report regarding denied claims, complaints, appeals, and network adequacy involving mental health and substance abuse disorder coverage, to include a summary of certain comparative analyses from health carriers related to mental health parity and an explanation of whether the analyses were considered compliant and any corrective actions required of the health carrier by the Bureau. The bill also changes the annual deadline for such report from September 1 to November 1.

Bill History

1/11/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101750D
Senate
1/11/2022
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
1/24/2022
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2022
Committee substitute printed 22105029D-S1
Senate
1/24/2022
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/2/2022
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/4/2022
Read second time
Senate
2/4/2022
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/4/2022
Committee substitute agreed to 22105029D-S1
Senate
2/4/2022
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB434S1
Senate
2/7/2022
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/22/2022
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/22/2022
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/22/2022
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
House of Delegates
3/3/2022
Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-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 BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/8/2022
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/10/2022
Enrolled
Senate
3/10/2022
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB434ER)
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: Approved by Governor-Chapter 544 (effective 7/1/22)
4/11/2022
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544)

Amendments

Substitute for SB434 for S-Commerce and Labor

Substitute for SB434 for S-Commerce and Labor

1/24/2022Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
3/8/2022
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Commerce and Energy (22-Y 0-N)
3/3/2022
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/7/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/3/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
2/2/2022
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
1/24/2022
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/11/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

George Barker
George Barker
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/11/202213.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/10/202213.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/24/202213.2 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/11/202213.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/10/202281.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/31/202281.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/22/202271.7 KB