VA HB424 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Passed on April 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB424)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Passed on April 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB424)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Health insurance; prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals. Prohibits a health insurance carrier from prohibiting an in-network provider, as defined in the bill, from referring any enrollee or specimen to any in-network clinical laboratory or in-network pathology service provider under the terms of such insurance unless such referral would constitute a violation of certain laws. This bill is identical to SB 745.
Title
Health insurance; definitions, prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals.
Sponsors
| Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D] | Del. Rodney Willett [D] | Del. Bonita Anthony [D] | Del. Nadarius Clark [D] |
| Del. Jackie Glass [D] | Del. Rozia Henson [D] | Del. Irene Shin [D] | Del. Virgil Thornton [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-10 - Senate - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-06 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-23 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - House - Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) (Y: 97 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-29 - House - Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-06 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-23 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - House - Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) (Y: 97 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-29 - House - Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB424) |
| 2026-04-06 | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0138) | |
| 2026-04-06 | Approved by Governor-Chapter 138 (effective 7/1/2026) | |
| 2026-03-31 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 | |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB424ER) |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Enrolled |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB424) |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| 2026-02-03 | House | committee substitute agreed to |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Read first time |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Substitute bill reprinted 26106236D |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Committee substitute printed 26106236D-H1 |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-01-27 | House | House subcommittee offered |
| 2026-01-19 | House | Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102329D |
