Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 701
Health and insurance; notice of adverse determinations.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Health insurance; notice of adverse determination. Requires health carriers to send in writing to a covered person the notice of an adverse determination or final adverse determination and the covered person's right to request an external review, as required by current law, within five business days after the adverse determination or final adverse determination has been made. The bill also requires such notice to include certain information related to the person who made the adverse determination or final adverse determination.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute
- Labor and Commerce Substitute
- Commerce and Labor Amendment
- Senate Amendment
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 Senate | Reconsider R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0411) - Apr 8, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 411 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB701ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed to - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (14-Y 0-N) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB701) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 10, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26105487D-H1 - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104809D