SB 593 VA

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Health insurance; balance billing protection; emergency medical services vehicle transportation. Prohibits an out-of-network health insurance provider from balance billing any enrollee for transportation provided by an emergency medical services vehicle, defined in the bill as any vehicle, vessel, or aircraft that holds a valid permit issued by the Office of Emergency Medical Services and that is equipped, maintained, or operated to provide emergency medical care or transportation of patients who are sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless.

• Russet Perry Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100139D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Jan 26, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Jan 28, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
5. Jan 28, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
6. Jan 28, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
7. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB593) · upper
8. Jan 28, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
9. Jan 29, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Jan 29, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Jan 30, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 4, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
13. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
15. Feb 17, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
16. Feb 24, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
17. Feb 24, 2026 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N) · lower
18. Mar 10, 2026 Left in Labor and Commerce · 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.

• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML