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SB 693 VA
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Motor vehicle insurance; unfair discrimination based on individual's consumer credit info., report.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 902 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

Motor vehicle insurance; use of certain factors to establish rates prohibited. Prohibits an insurer from refusing to insure, refusing to continue to insure, or limiting the amount or extent of motor vehicle insurance coverage, or charge an individual a different rate for the same motor vehicle insurance coverage, solely because of such individual's consumer credit information or credit-based insurance score. The bill also directs the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance to study the use by insurers of an insured's or applicant's consumer credit information or credit-based insurance score in connection with underwriting motor vehicle insurance polices and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations by October 1, 2027.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (41)

  1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105327D · upper
  2. Jan 14, 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 (11-Y 2-N 2-A) · upper
  6. Jan 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106231D-S1 · upper
  7. Jan 28, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  8. Jan 28, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  9. Jan 28, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  10. Jan 28, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  11. Jan 29, 2026 Read second time · upper
  12. Jan 29, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
  13. Jan 29, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
  14. Jan 29, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
  15. Jan 30, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 2-N 1-A) · upper
  16. Jan 30, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (33-Y 2-N 1-A) · upper
  17. Jan 30, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 1-N 1-A) · upper
  18. Feb 4, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  19. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
  20. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
  21. Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB693) · upper
  22. Feb 19, 2026 Tabled in Labor and Commerce (14-Y 6-N) · lower
  23. Feb 24, 2026 Removed from the Table by Labor and Commerce (18-Y 2-N) · lower
  24. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
  25. Feb 24, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  26. Feb 24, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 1-N) · lower
  27. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) · lower
  28. Mar 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
  29. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · lower
  30. Mar 3, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
  31. Mar 3, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  32. Mar 3, 2026 Passed House with amendments (91-Y 7-N 0-A) · lower
  33. Mar 5, 2026 House Amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  34. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  35. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB693ER) · 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 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB693) · upper
  41. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 902 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (12)

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
  • Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
  • Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
  • Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Amendment · 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

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