HB 826 VA

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Health Insurance Reform Commission; powers and duties. Provides that it is a power and duty of the Health Insurance Reform Commission, upon request of the Chairman of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce or Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, to assess proposed legislation affecting the cost of health insurance through changes to plan design or cost sharing impacting consumers, employers, unions, and employee welfare benefit plans.

• Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102376D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB826) · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
12. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) · upper
13. Mar 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Mar 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Mar 5, 2026 Read third time · upper
17. Mar 5, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · lower
19. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB826ER) · lower
20. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB826) · lower
21. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
22. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
24. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
25. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 675 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
26. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0675) · 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