HB 676 VA

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Health insurance; carrier business practices; electronic attachments. Provides that, in the following contexts, information may be submitted by a provider to a health insurance carrier through electronic attachment, as defined in the bill: (i) information related to services rendered as required by the carrier in its provider contract; (ii) information related to any defect or impropriety that prevents the carrier from deeming a health insurance claim a clean claim, as defined in existing law; and (iii) information required to establish medical necessity, benefit coverage, or prior authorization of services, or to conduct reconsideration activities. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

• Michelle Lopes Maldonado · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102772D · 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 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106262D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
15. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB676) · lower
16. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Feb 25, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 3, 2026 Enrolled · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB676ER) · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
25. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB676) · lower
27. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
28. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 200 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
30. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200) · 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
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML