HB 795 VA

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Health insurance; requirements for certain opioid antagonists. Requires each health insurer, corporation providing health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organization whose policy, contract, or plan includes coverage for prescription drugs to include coverage for at least one other opioid antagonist used for overdose reversal dispensed pursuant to an oral, written, or standing order of a prescriber and ensure that cost-sharing for at least one opioid antagonist used for overdose reversal is included on the lowest cost tier of the insurer's, corporation's, or health maintenance organization's prescription drug formulary. The bill provides that such coverage shall be exempt from any prior authorization or step therapy requirement on coverage of benefits. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. This bill is identical to SB 257.

• Atoosa R. Reaser Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104745D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB795) · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107033D-H1 · lower
10. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB795) · lower
12. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
13. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
16. Feb 12, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
17. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
18. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
19. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
20. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109503D-S1 · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB795) · lower
26. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
29. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
31. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
32. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 11, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
34. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
35. Mar 12, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
36. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
37. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB795ER) · lower
38. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
39. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
40. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
41. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
42. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB795) · lower
43. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 423 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
44. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0423) · 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
• 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