HB 424 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 SB 745.

• Destiny LeVere Bolling Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102329D · 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 27, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106236D-H1 · lower
8. Jan 29, 2026 Substitute bill reprinted 26106236D · lower
9. Feb 2, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 3, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 3, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
15. Feb 4, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
18. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
19. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB424) · lower
20. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
27. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB424ER) · lower
28. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
31. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 138 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0138) · executive
34. Apr 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB424) · lower

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
• 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