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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 424

Health insurance; definitions, prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

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 SB 745.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 10, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 9, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 6, 2026
Senate		Reported from Finance and AppropriationspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 23, 2026
Senate		Reported from Commerce and LaborpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 4, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 4, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 29, 2026
House		Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 27, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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