HB 358 VA

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Medicare supplement policies; regulations establishing minimum standards; work group; report. Amends provisions related to the State Corporation Commission's issuance of regulations to establish minimum standards regarding Medicare supplement policies to include minimum standards for the disclosure of methodology used in coverage decisions. The bill directs the Bureau of Insurance to convene a work group to review and make recommendations related to minimum standards regarding Medicare supplement policies, implementation of risk adjustment mechanisms, ways to eliminate waste and abuse from overpayments, methodologies used in coverage decisions, ways to improve care under such policies, and the effectiveness and utilization of existing consumer protections related to Medicare supplement policies and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026.

• Dan I. Helmer Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105195D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
4. Jan 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB358) · lower
5. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
12. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
15. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (13-Y 0-N) · upper
16. Mar 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
17. Mar 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
19. Mar 5, 2026 Read third time · upper
20. Mar 5, 2026 Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed to · upper
21. Mar 5, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - as amended · upper
22. Mar 5, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
24. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB358ER) · lower
26. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB358) · lower
31. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 594 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
32. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0594) · 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
• Senate Amendment · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML