Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 642
Health insurance; coverage of medications prescribed for treatment of cancer & diseases of blood.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Todd E. Pillion (Republican)
Cosponsors (1)
- Mamie E. Locke (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
Health insurance; treatment of cancer and certain diseases; coverage of certain medications. Requires an insurer, corporation providing preferred provider subscription contracts, or health maintenance organization that provides coverage for drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration and prescribed for the treatment of cancer or diseases of the blood to allow, at the patient's direction, (i) provider-administered drugs for such treatment to be dispensed by an in-network treating provider consistent with a provider agreement; (ii) provider-administered drugs for such treatment to be dispensed by an in-network treating provider when there is a documented delay of at least three days in the delivery of a medication from the designated specialty pharmacy; and (iii) self-administered drugs for such treatment to be sent to the pharmacy of the patient's choosing.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 Senate | Reconsider R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 26, 2026 Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 2, 2026 · House
Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB642) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute reconsidered - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107336D-S2 - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB642) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26106270D-S1 - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105211D