Labor and Commerce - Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Agenda

Chair: Maldonado, Michelle

Meeting Date & Time: 01/14/2025 Immediately upon adjournment of full committee Add to Calendar

Location: House Committee Room A - 008

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Additional Resource(s):

Active item: HB1778 (Sullivan)

Video: Archived

Committee Clerk: (804) 698-1546

DLS Contact: (804) 698-1821 (Stevens); (804) 698-1816 (Ali) ; (804) 698-1838 (Kinzer)

Block 1

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB1609 Helmer Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment.

Summary: An Act to direct the Health Insurance Reform Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment in its 2025 essential health benefits benchmark plan review.

Fiscal Impact

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

HB1628 Keys-Gamarra Fire insurance; assignment of claims prohibited.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 21 of Title 38.2 a section numbered 38.2-2131, relating to fire insurance; assignment of claims prohibited.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

SB1154 (Obenshain)

Subcommittee #1

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

HB1633 Cole Health insurance; coverage for speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 38.2-4319 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 38.2-3418.22, relating to health insurance; coverage for speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering.

Subcommittee #1

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

HB1639 Hope Health insurance; tobacco surcharge, removes sunset.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact the third enactment of Chapter 682 and the third enactment of Chapter 683 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023 and to repeal the fourth enactment of Chapter 682 and the fourth enactment of Chapter 683 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023, relating to health insurance; tobacco surcharge; sunset repealed.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee #1

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

HB1641 Hope State plan for medical assistance services and health insurance; pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-325 and 38.2-4319 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 38.2-3418.22, relating to the state plan for medical assistance services and health insurance; pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.

Fiscal Impact

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)

HB1670 Jones Health insurance; cost-sharing for epinephrine injectors.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 38.2-3407.15:8, relating to health insurance; cost-sharing for epinephrine injectors.

Subcommittee #1

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

HB1765 Martinez Health insurance; coverage for non-opioid prescription drugs.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 38.2-3407.9:06, relating to health insurance; coverage for non-opioid prescription drugs.

Subcommittee #1

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

HB1778 Sullivan Insurance agents; appointments and terminations.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 38.2-1833, 38.2-1834, and 38.2-1834.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to insurance agents; appointments and terminations.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee #1

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

HB1828 Simonds Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 38.2-3418.1:3, relating to health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

SB1238 (Durant)

SB1436 (Perry)

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)