HB 736 VA

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Health insurance; carrier contracts; required provisions regarding prior authorization for prescription drugs. Amends existing required provisions for health carrier contracts related to prior authorizations for prescription drugs. Current law requires that if prior authorization is approved for prescription drugs and such prescription drugs have been scheduled, provided, or delivered to the patient consistent with the authorization, health carriers may not revoke, limit, condition, modify, or restrict that authorization except in certain circumstances. The bill requires this limitation on carriers to apply for the duration of the authorization, which the bill requires to be a minimum of six months for initial authorizations and a minimum of 12 months for continued authorizations. The bill adds circumstances under which a prior authorization may be revoked, limited, conditioned, modified, or restricted by a carrier, including (i) a final action by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, other regulatory agencies, or the manufacturer communicating a patient efficacy issue that would affect the authorization and (ii) when additional safety and efficacy monitoring is clinically appropriate or recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, other regulatory agencies, or the manufacturer.

• Michelle Lopes Maldonado · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105188D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
4. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement · lower
7. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
13. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB736) · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
17. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Mar 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 5, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 5, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB736ER) · lower
25. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB736) · lower
26. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 213 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0213) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML