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SB745 Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-06

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

lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB745

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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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