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HB 1276 VA
Passed One Chamber

Health care providers; required estimate for nonemergency health care services.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia House Bill 1276 would require health care providers to provide estimates to patients for nonemergency health care services. The bill amends the Virginia Code to establish a requirement for advance cost estimates when patients receive nonemergency medical treatment.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-137.05 of the Code of Virginia, relating to health care providers; required estimate for nonemergency health care services.

Sponsor (1)
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (15)
  1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102349D · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
  3. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
  4. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) · lower
  5. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (19-Y 0-N) · lower
  6. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107734D-H1 · lower
  7. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
  8. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
  9. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  10. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  11. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  12. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  13. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
  14. Mar 9, 2026 Continued to next session in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  15. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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