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SB626 Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-06

Health insurance; reporting requirements.

Health insurance; reporting requirements. Amends various reporting requirements related to health insurance, including by requiring the State Corporation Commission to maintain and publicly post an inventory of mandated benefits and providers, requiring health carriers to report annually on provider terminations and reinstatements, and consolidating reports related to balance billing and arbitration. The bill repeals reporting requirements related to the Comparable Health Care Service Incentive Program and Virginia Health Savings Account Plan.

Bill Details

State

Virginia

Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB626

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Sponsors

Mark Obenshain (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 188 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 188 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-10 S Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
2026-03-02 S Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB626)
2026-02-26 S Signed by President
2026-02-26 H Signed by Speaker
2026-02-26 S Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB626ER)
2026-02-26 S Enrolled
2026-02-24 H Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-24 H Read third time
2026-02-23 H Read second time
2026-02-19 H Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 0-N)
2026-02-04 H Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2026-02-04 H Read first time
2026-02-04 H Placed on Calendar
2026-01-30 S Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-01-29 S Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
2026-01-29 S Read second time
2026-01-28 S Passed by for the day
2026-01-28 S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-01-28 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-01-28 S Rules suspended
2026-01-26 S Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2026-01-25 S Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB626)
2026-01-14 S Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2026-01-14 S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104533D

Votes

2026-01-28 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 40 Nay: 0
2026-01-26 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) Yea: 15 Nay: 0
2026-01-30 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 38 Nay: 0
2026-02-19 Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 0-N) Yea: 20 Nay: 0
2026-02-24 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 98 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-14 S Commerce and Labor
2026-02-04 H Labor and Commerce

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-14 Introduced
2026-02-26 Enrolled

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