SB 278 VA

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Drug manufacturers; 340B Drug Pricing Program; work group; report. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the impacts of the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program within the Commonwealth, with emphasis on governance, transparency, and the availability of pharmacy services in rural and underserved areas. The bill requires the work group to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health and the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services by November 1, 2026.

• Kannan Srinivasan Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102079D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
4. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB278) · upper
5. Jan 28, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
6. Jan 29, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
7. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 0-N 6-A) · upper
8. Jan 30, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106505D-S1 · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
10. Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107756D-S2 · upper
14. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
15. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
20. Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
21. Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
22. Feb 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Health · lower
23. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB278) · upper
24. Feb 24, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
25. Feb 24, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) · lower
26. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) · lower
27. Mar 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
28. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · lower
29. Mar 3, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
30. Mar 3, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
31. Mar 3, 2026 Passed House with amendments (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
32. Mar 5, 2026 House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · upper
34. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB278ER) · upper
35. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB278) · upper
36. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
37. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
38. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
39. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
40. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 887 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• House Amendments · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Health Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML