SB 745 VA

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Health insurance; prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals. Prohibits a health insurance carrier from prohibiting an in-network provider, as defined in the bill, from referring any enrollee or specimen to any in-network clinical laboratory or in-network pathology service provider under the terms of such insurance unless such referral would constitute a violation of certain laws. This bill is identical to HB 424.

• Kannan Srinivasan Democratic · primary

1. Jan 19, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105075D · upper
2. Jan 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Jan 26, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
4. Jan 26, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Jan 26, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Jan 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106219D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
8. Feb 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 9, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
12. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Feb 10, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
14. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
21. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 0-N) · lower
22. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
23. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
24. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
25. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · upper
26. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB745ER) · upper
27. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB745) · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 139 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139) · 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
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML