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Bill Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder, individual and small group markets, etc. Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder under insurance policies, subscription contracts, or health care plans issued in the individual market or small group markets. The existing requirement that such coverage be provided for policies, contracts, or plans issued in the large group market is not affected. The provision applies with respect to insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on or after January 1, 2021. This bill incorporates HB 1043 and is identical to SB 1031. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 1503 Virginia HB 1503 (2020)
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Virginia HB 1503 (2020) — Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder, individual and small group markets, etc.

Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder under insurance policies, subscription contracts, or health care plans issued in the individual market or small group markets. The existing requirement that such coverage be provided for policies, contracts, or plans issued in the large group market is not affected. The provision applies with respect to insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on or after January 1, 2021. This bill incorporates HB 1043 and is identical to SB 1031.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0613) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1503ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1503H1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1503S1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Impact statement from SCC (HB1503) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 1-N 1-A) — 961 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) — 61 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Passage (96-Y 0-N 1-A) — 950 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N) — 211 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Jeion A. Ward — primary (person)
  • Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeffrey M. Bourne — cosponsor (person)
  • Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
  • Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael J. Webert — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
  • Terry G. Kilgore — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2020-01-08 Presented and ordered printed 20104889D introduction
  • 2020-01-08 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
  • 2020-01-16 Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 referral-committee
  • 2020-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
  • 2020-01-28 Committee substitute printed 20107114D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-01-28 Incorporates HB1043 (Krizek)
  • 2020-01-28 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-01-30 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-01-30 Impact statement from SCC (HB1503)
  • 2020-01-31 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-01-31 Committee substitute agreed to 20107114D-H1
  • 2020-01-31 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1503H1
  • 2020-02-03 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 1-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-03 VOTE: Passage (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 2020-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-04 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2020-02-17 Impact statement from SCC (HB1503H1)
  • 2020-02-17 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-17 Committee substitute printed 20108460D-S1 substitution
  • 2020-02-19 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-20 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-20 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2020-02-20 Committee substitute agreed to 20108460D-S1
  • 2020-02-20 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1503S1
  • 2020-02-20 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-02-21 Impact statement from SCC (HB1503S1)
  • 2020-02-24 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-02-24 Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108460D-S1 (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
  • 2020-02-24 VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 1-N 1-A)
  • 2020-02-28 Enrolled
  • 2020-02-28 Impact statement from SCC (HB1503ER)
  • 2020-02-28 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-02 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2020
  • 2020-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-04-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 613 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dc6e163d-52db-49ad-8500-2c9fd67b855b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).