2024 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB238: Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices.

Legislative Summary

Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage, under any health insurance contract, policy, or plan that includes coverage for prescription drugs on an outpatient basis, for contraceptive drugs and contraceptive devices, as defined in the bill, including those available over-the-counter. The bill prohibits a health insurance carrier from imposing upon any person receiving contraceptive benefits pursuant to the provisions of the bill any copayment, coinsurance payment, or fee, except in certain circumstances.

Bill History

1/9/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102765D
Senate
1/9/2024
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
1/22/2024
Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 6-N)
Senate
1/22/2024
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
1/31/2024
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
Senate
1/31/2024
Committee substitute printed 24106580D-S1
Senate
2/1/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/2/2024
Read second time
Senate
2/2/2024
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/2/2024
Committee substitute agreed to 24106580D-S1
Senate
2/2/2024
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB238S1
Senate
2/5/2024
Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/5/2024
Reading of amendments waived
Senate
2/5/2024
Amendments by Senator Hashmi agreed to
Senate
2/5/2024
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB238ES1
Senate
2/5/2024
Printed as engrossed 24106580D-ES1
Senate
2/5/2024
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/6/2024
Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
Senate
2/15/2024
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/15/2024
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/15/2024
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
2/20/2024
Reported from Labor and Commerce (14-Y 7-N)
House of Delegates
2/22/2024
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/23/2024
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/23/2024
Passed House (69-Y 29-N)
House of Delegates
2/23/2024
VOTE: Passage (69-Y 29-N)
House of Delegates
2/27/2024
Enrolled
Senate
2/27/2024
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB238ER)
Senate
2/27/2024
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/1/2024
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024
Senate
3/1/2024
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024
3/1/2024
Signed by President
Senate
3/8/2024
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Senate
3/9/2024
Passed by for the day
Senate
4/17/2024
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
Senate
4/17/2024
Communicated to Governor
Senate
4/17/2024
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
5/17/2024
Governor: Vetoed by Governor

Amendments

Governor's recommendation

Governor's recommendation

3/9/2024Not Adopted

Senate amendments

Senate amendments

2/5/2024Not Adopted

Substitute for SB238 S-Finance and Appropriations, General Government

Substitute for SB238 S-Finance and Appropriations, General Government

1/30/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
4/17/2024
19
Yea
21
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
House: VOTE: Passage (69-Y 29-N)
2/23/2024
69
Yea
29
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (14-Y 7-N)
2/20/2024
14
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
2/6/2024
24
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/5/2024
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/1/2024
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
1/31/2024
10
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 6-N)
1/22/2024
8
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(5/17/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/27/20246.3 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/5/20246.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/31/20246.4 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/9/20247.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/27/202472.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/8/202472.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/25/202475.1 KB