SB132
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Health Insurance Reform Commission; assessment of certain legislation, report. |
Summary:
Health Insurance Reform Commission; assessment of certain legislation.
Requires the Health Insurance Reform Commission, whenever the Chairman of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce or the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor requests that the Commission assess a legislative measure containing a mandated health insurance benefit or provider, to complete its assessment and submit a report for each such request within 24 months. This bill is identical to HB 1210.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/19/2024 - Read second time 2/20/2024 - Read third time 2/20/2024 - Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) 2/20/2024 - VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) 2/22/2024 - Signed by Speaker
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/22/2024 - Enrolled 2/22/2024 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB132ER) 2/22/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (SB132ER) 2/25/2024 - Signed by President 3/1/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024
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Related Bills:
HB1210 (Hayes) - Health Insurance Reform Commission; assessment of certain legislation, report.
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SB143
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Carroll Foy |
Railroad safety; use of train, locomotive, etc., for movement of freight, minimum train crew. |
Summary:
Railroad safety; civil penalties.
Requires a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight. This bill is identical to HB 385.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/19/2024 - Read second time 2/20/2024 - Read third time 2/20/2024 - Passed House (51-Y 48-N) 2/20/2024 - VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) 2/22/2024 - Signed by Speaker
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/22/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (SB143ER) 2/25/2024 - Signed by President 3/1/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024 3/9/2024 - Passed by for the day 4/17/2024 - Passed by for the day
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Related Bills:
HB385 (Simonds) - Railroad safety; use of train, locomotive, etc., for movement of freight, minimum train crew.
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SB425
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Favola |
Health insurance; ethics and fairness in carrier business practices. |
Summary:
Health insurance; ethics and fairness in carrier business practices.
Makes various changes to requirements governing the business practices of health carriers in the processing and payment of claims. The bill prescribes criteria for what constitutes a "clean claim." The bill prohibits a carrier from imposing any retroactive denial of a previously paid claim or in any other way seeking recovery or refund of a previously paid claim unless the carrier specifies in writing the specific claim or claims for which the retroactive denial is to be imposed or the recovery or refund is sought and the carrier has provided a written explanation of why the claim is being retroactively adjusted. The bill provides that the time limit for a retroactive denial is 12 months; however, a provider and a carrier may agree in writing that recoupment of overpayments by withholding or offsetting against future payments may occur after such 12-month limit. The bill requires carriers, beginning no later than July 1, 2025, to make available an electronic means for providers to determine whether an enrollee is covered by a health plan that is subject to the State Corporation Commission's jurisdiction. The bill provides that the ethics and fairness requirements apply to the carrier and provider, regardless of any vendors, subcontractors, or other entities that have been contracted by the carrier or the provider to perform their duties. The bill provides that if a carrier's claim denial is overturned following completion of a dispute review, the carrier is required to consider the claims impacted by such decision as clean claims and all applicable laws related to the payment of a clean claim apply. The bill prohibits a provider from filing a complaint with the State Corporation Commission for failure to pay claims unless such provider has made a reasonable effort to confer with the carrier in order to resolve the issues related to all claims that are under dispute. Finally, the bill requires all provider contracts, amendments, and notices and certain other communications to be delivered electronically. This bill is identical to HB 123.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/19/2024 - Read second time 2/20/2024 - Read third time 2/20/2024 - Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) 2/20/2024 - VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) 2/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/26/2024 - Enrolled 2/26/2024 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB425ER) 2/29/2024 - Signed by President 3/5/2024 - Impact statement from SCC (SB425ER) 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
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Related Bills:
HB123 (Sullivan) - Health insurance; ethics and fairness in carrier business practices.
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SB542
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Bagby |
Unemployment insurance; benefit eligibility conditions, lockout exception, etc. |
Summary:
Unemployment insurance; benefit eligibility conditions; lockout exception to labor dispute disqualification.
Amends the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act's labor dispute disqualification to provide that a lockout by an employer shall not constitute a labor dispute and that locked-out employees who are otherwise eligible for benefits shall receive such benefits unless (i) the recognized or certified collective bargaining representative of the locked-out employees refuses to meet under reasonable conditions with the employer to discuss the issues giving rise to the lockout, (ii) there is a final adjudication under the federal National Labor Relations Act that such representative has refused to bargain in good faith with the employer, or (iii) the lockout is the direct result of such representative's violation of an existing collective bargaining agreement. This bill is identical to HB 938.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/19/2024 - Read second time 2/20/2024 - Read third time 2/20/2024 - Passed House (51-Y 47-N) 2/20/2024 - VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N) 2/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/26/2024 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB542ER) 2/26/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (SB542ER) 2/29/2024 - Signed by President 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 4/17/2024 - Passed by for the day
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Related Bills:
HB938 (LeVere Bolling) - Unemployment insurance; benefit eligibility conditions, lockout exception, etc.
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SB655
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DeSteph |
Virginia Employment Commission; appeals proceedings, appeal tribunals and Board of Review. |
Summary:
Virginia Employment Commission; appeals proceedings;appeal tribunals and Board of Review; repeal.
Specifies that any determination made by the Virginia Employment Commission in regard to any amount required to be deducted and withheld from unemployment compensation for purposes of child support obligations is final. The bill contains a number of technical amendments related to the Commission's appeals proceedings. The bill also repeals provisions related to appeal tribunals and the Commission-appointed Board of Review and contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to HB 1453.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/19/2024 - Read second time 2/20/2024 - Read third time 2/20/2024 - Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) 2/20/2024 - VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) 2/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/26/2024 - Enrolled 2/26/2024 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB655ER) 2/26/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (SB655ER) 2/29/2024 - Signed by President 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
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Related Bills:
HB543 (Walker) - VEC; appeals proceedings, repeals provisions related to appeal tribunals and Board of Review.
HB1453 (Price) - Virginia Employment Commission; appeals proceedings, appeal tribunals and Board of Review.
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SB660
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Carroll Foy |
Health insurance; pharmacy benefits managers, reporting requirements, civil penalty. |
Summary:
Health insurance; pharmacy benefits managers; reporting requirements; civil penalty.
Provides that a person that violates the existing requirement to obtain a license prior to providing pharmacy benefits management services or otherwise acting as a pharmacy benefits manager may be subject to a civil penalty of $5,000 for each day on which such violation occurs. The bill adds additional requirements to existing reporting requirements for insurance carriers relating to pharmacy benefits managers. Such additional requirements include (i) the aggregate amount of a pharmacy benefits manager's retained rebates, as defined in the bill; (ii) a pharmacy benefits manager's aggregate retained rebate percentage, as defined in the bill; and (iii) the aggregate amount of administrative fees received by a pharmacy benefits manager. This bill is identical to HB 1402.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/19/2024 - Read second time 2/20/2024 - Read third time 2/20/2024 - Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) 2/20/2024 - VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) 2/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/26/2024 - Enrolled 2/26/2024 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB660ER) 2/29/2024 - Signed by President 3/5/2024 - Impact statement from SCC (SB660ER) 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
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Related Bills:
HB1402 (Reaser) - Health insurance; pharmacy benefits managers, reporting requirements, civil penalty.
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