Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 790
Health insurance; mandated benefits, coverage for treatment of menopause and perimenopause.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Ryan T. McDougle (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Health insurance; mandated benefits; treatment of menopause and perimenopause. Requires each insurer proposing to issue individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies providing hospital, medical and surgical, or major medical coverage on an expense-incurred basis; each corporation providing individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts; and each health maintenance organization providing a health care plan for health care services to provide coverage for medically necessary treatment and care for menopause and perimenopause, as described in the bill.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Commerce and Labor Amendment
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
- Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute
- Labor and Commerce Substitute
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 Senate | Concur House Substitute R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed 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 |
| Feb 2, 2026 Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 955 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 14, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB790) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB790ER) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Mar 3, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Read third time - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB790) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26108621D-H1 - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Commerce and Labor Amendment rejected - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB790) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107293D-S1 - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N 1-A) - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB790) - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Presented and ordered printed 26104365D