SB 626 VA

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Health insurance; reporting requirements. Amends various reporting requirements related to health insurance, including by requiring the State Corporation Commission to maintain and publicly post an inventory of mandated benefits and providers, requiring health carriers to report annually on provider terminations and reinstatements, and consolidating reports related to balance billing and arbitration. The bill repeals reporting requirements related to the Comparable Health Care Service Incentive Program and Virginia Health Savings Account Plan.

• Mark D. Obenshain Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104533D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Jan 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB626) · upper
4. Jan 26, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Jan 28, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Jan 28, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 28, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Jan 28, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
9. Jan 29, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Jan 29, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Jan 30, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 4, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
13. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
15. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 0-N) · lower
16. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
17. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
18. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
19. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB626ER) · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
22. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB626) · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 188 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
27. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0188) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML