HB 490 VA

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Health insurance; coverage for early refills of prescription eye drops. Prohibits a health carrier from denying coverage to a covered person of an early refill of prescription eye drops if (i) the prescription eye drops are a covered benefit, (ii) the amount of time that has elapsed from the previous dispensing of such prescription would result in at least 85 percent of such prescription eye drops being used if taken consistently with the prescriber's directions, and (iii) the prescriber has indicated that additional quantities are medically necessary and the refill requested does not exceed such additional quantity. The provisions of the bill are applicable to contracts, policies, or plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2027.

• Patrick A. Hope Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102668D · 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 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB490) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N) · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement · lower
9. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
11. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
15. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB490) · lower
16. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
19. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Mar 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Mar 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Mar 5, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Mar 5, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB490ER) · lower
27. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB490) · lower
28. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
30. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
31. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 153 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0153) · 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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML