SB745
Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
Health insurance; definitions, prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals.
Health insurance; prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals. Prohibits a health insurance carrier from prohibiting an in-network provider, as defined in the bill, from referring any enrollee or specimen to any in-network clinical laboratory or in-network pathology service provider under the terms of such insurance unless such referral would constitute a violation of certain laws. This bill is identical to HB 424.
Bill Details
State
Virginia
Session
2026 Regular Regular Session
Chamber
Senate
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Kannan Srinivasan
(Sen - D)
Action History
2026-04-06
Approved by Governor-Chapter 139 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-06
Approved by Governor-Chapter 139 (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
2026-03-03
S
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB745)
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 (SB745ER)
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)
2026-02-13
H
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2026-02-13
H
Read first time
2026-02-13
H
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-10
S
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-10
S
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-10
S
Rules suspended
2026-02-10
S
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
2026-02-10
S
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
2026-02-10
S
Read second time
2026-02-09
S
Passed by for the day
2026-02-09
S
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
2026-02-09
S
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-09
S
Rules suspended
2026-02-05
S
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2026-01-27
S
Committee substitute printed 26106219D-S1
2026-01-26
S
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2026-01-26
S
Senate committee offered
2026-01-26
S
Senate committee offered
2026-01-19
S
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2026-01-19
S
Presented and ordered printed 26105075D
Votes
2026-01-26
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Yea: 15
Nay: 0
2026-02-05
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Yea: 15
Nay: 0
2026-02-09
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 40
Nay: 0
2026-02-10
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 40
Nay: 0
2026-02-10
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 40
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
2026-01-19
S
Commerce and Labor
2026-01-26
S
Finance and Appropriations
2026-02-13
H
Labor and Commerce
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-19
Introduced
2026-01-26
Comm Sub
2026-01-27
Comm Sub
2026-02-26
Enrolled
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