2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2585: Benefits consortium; governing bodies of three or more cities, counties, or school boards to form.

Legislative Summary

Benefits consortium for localities. Authorizes the governing bodies of three or more cities, counties, or school boards to form a benefits consortium for the purpose of establishing a self-funded employee welfare benefit plan. Under current law, such governing bodies or school boards are authorized to form such a benefits consortium if they comprised the membership of a multiple employer welfare arrangement as of December 31, 2014. Such a benefits consortium is required to be a nonstock corporation established to operate a benefits plan. Each member of the benefits consortium is contractually liable for its allocated share of the consortium's liabilities, and the benefits consortium is exempt from taxation and from insurance regulations.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103514D
House of Delegates
1/13/2025
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #3
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)
1/24/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Counties, Cities and Towns(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

AC Cordoza
AC Cordoza
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/13/20259.6 KB