SB630 Senate Bill

Enacted

2026-03-31

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

Senate

Official Source

lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB630

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Action History

2026-03-31 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0035)

2026-03-31 Approved by Governor-Chapter 35 (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 (SB630)

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 (SB630ER)

2026-02-26 S Enrolled

2026-02-24 H Passed House (85-Y 13-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)

2026-02-17 S Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB630)

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 (13-Y 0-N)

2026-01-14 S Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

2026-01-14 S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105409D

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 (13-Y 0-N) Yea: 13 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 (85-Y 13-N 0-A) Yea: 85 Nay: 13

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