HB220
House Bill
Enacted
Health insurance; tobacco surcharge.
Health insurance; tobacco surcharge. Eliminates the authority of a health carrier to vary its premium rates based on tobacco use. Under current law, a health carrier may charge premium rates up to 1.5 times higher for a tobacco user than for a nonuser. The provisions of the bill apply to health benefit plans providing individual or small group health insurance coverage entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027.
Bill Details
State
Virginia
Session
2026 Regular Regular Session
Chamber
House
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Patrick Hope
(Rep - D)
Nadarius Clark
(Rep - D)
Elizabeth Guzman
(Rep - D)
Michelle Maldonado
(Rep - D)
Marty Martinez
(Rep - D)
Charlie Schmidt
(Rep - D)
Irene Shin
(Rep - D)
Action History
2026-03-31
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0034)
2026-03-31
Approved by Governor-Chapter 34 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-10
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-10
H
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
2026-03-05
H
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB220)
2026-03-03
S
Signed by President
2026-03-03
H
Signed by Speaker
2026-03-03
H
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB220ER)
2026-03-03
H
Enrolled
2026-02-26
S
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-26
S
Read third time
2026-02-25
S
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-25
S
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-25
S
Rules suspended
2026-02-23
S
Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
2026-02-08
H
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB220)
2026-01-29
S
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2026-01-29
S
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-01-28
H
Read third time and passed House (81-Y 16-N 0-A)
2026-01-27
H
Read second time and engrossed
2026-01-26
H
Read first time
2026-01-22
H
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N)
2026-01-20
H
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
2026-01-15
H
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
2026-01-08
H
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2026-01-08
H
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101268D
Votes
2026-01-20
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
Yea: 9
Nay: 0
2026-01-22
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N)
Yea: 21
Nay: 1
2026-01-28
Read third time and passed House (81-Y 16-N 0-A)
Yea: 81
Nay: 16
2026-02-23
Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
Yea: 14
Nay: 0
2026-02-25
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 40
Nay: 0
2026-02-26
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 40
Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-08
H
Labor and Commerce
2026-01-15
H
Labor and Commerce: Subcommittee #1
2026-01-29
S
Commerce and Labor
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-08
Introduced
2026-03-03
Enrolled
2026-03-31
Chaptered
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