HB 328 VA

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Health insurance; essential health benefits benchmark plan. Requires the Bureau of Insurance to select a new essential health benefits benchmark plan for the 2028 plan year, or the soonest plan year thereafter as permitted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that includes, in addition to the essential health benefits package included in the existing benchmark plan, coverage for (i) doula care services; (ii) the treatment of iatrogenic infertility; (iii) fertility treatment and diagnosis, including a maximum of three cycles per lifetime of assisted reproductive technology; (iv) hearing aids for individuals of all ages; (v) pasteurized donor human breast milk; (vi) the prophylaxis, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome; and (vii) the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome. Such mandate for coverage does not apply to the individual or small group markets. The bill has a delayed effective date pursuant to approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of certain coverage as outlined in the bill. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission.

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

1. Jan 11, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102843D · lower
2. Jan 11, 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 amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N) · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB328) · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
15. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (72-Y 25-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
18. Mar 2, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
19. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N) · upper
20. Mar 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108981D-S1 · upper
21. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB328) · lower
22. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
26. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
27. Mar 11, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
28. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
29. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 12, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (68-Y 30-N 0-A) · lower
31. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
32. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB328ER) · lower
33. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
35. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
36. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
37. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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.

• Governor's Recommendation · 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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML