Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 830
Pharmacy benefits managers; requirements, application of law, report, delayed effective date.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Katrina Callsen (Democratic)
Cosponsors (30)
- Rodney T. Willett (Democratic)
- Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Virgil Thornton (Democratic)
- Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic)
- Charlie Schmidt
- Sam Rasoul (Democratic)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- May Nivar (Democratic)
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- Adele Y. McClure (Democratic)
- Marty Martinez (Democratic)
- Amy J. Laufer (Democratic)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)
- Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (Democratic)
- Margaret A. Franklin
- Lily V. Franklin
- Mark C. Downey
- Lindsey Dougherty (Democratic)
- Rae Cousins (Democratic)
- Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Gretchen M. Bulova
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic)
- Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic)
- Jessica L. Anderson
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. (Republican)
- Nicole Cole (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Pharmacy benefits managers; requirements; scope; report. Requires all health insurance carriers to use the pass-through pricing model and may limit a pharmacy benefits manager from deriving income from pharmacy benefits management services provided to a carrier except for income derived from a pharmacy benefits management fee. The bill prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from (i) reversing and or resubmitting the claim of a pharmacist or pharmacy without meeting certain requirements, (ii) reducing any payment to a pharmacist or pharmacy to an effective rate of reimbursement, or (iii) retroactively denying or reducing a claim or aggregate of claims except under certain circumstances. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission (the Commission) to examine the practice of carriers or pharmacy benefits managers requiring or inducing covered individuals to utilize pharmacy services at an affiliated pharmacy. The Commission is required to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2027. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 669.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute
- Labor and Commerce Substitute
- Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee Substitute
- Appropriations Substitute
- Commerce and Labor Substitute
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | 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 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678) - Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 678 (Effective 7/1/2027) - 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 (HB830ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB830) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108906D-S1 - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee substitute rejected - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 15, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107837D-H2 - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB830) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26106561D-H1 - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB830) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 22, 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 26105289D