HB 2769 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Life or health insurances; unfair discrimination, pre-exposure prophylaxis for prevention of HIV.

Summary

Life insurance; health insurance; unfair discrimination; pre-exposure prophylaxis for prevention of human immunodeficiency virus. Prohibits any person from refusing to insure, refusing to continue to insure, or limiting the amount or extent of life insurance or accident and sickness insurance coverage available to an individual or charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage based solely on the status of such individual as having received pre-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Vetoed

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 10, 2025

MINOR

HB 2769 was introduced as a bill to amend Virginia's unfair discrimination laws regarding health and life insurance, specifically adding protections for living organ donors and individuals who have received pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention. The bill progressed from introduction to enrolled status, meaning it was approved and signed into law. The substantive policy changes add two new prohibited discrimination categories to the existing statute.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional protected classes in insurance underwriting decisions, specifically adding living organ donors and PrEP users as protected categories from discrimination.

ELIGIBILITY

Added protection against insurance discrimination based on an individual's status as a living organ donor, prohibiting insurers from refusing coverage or charging higher rates solely for this status without additional actuarial risks.

Added protection against insurance discrimination based on an individual's use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention, prohibiting insurers from refusing coverage or charging higher rates solely for this status without additional actuarial risks.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document status from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled', indicating the bill was approved by the General Assembly and signed into law, with formatting changes reflecting the official enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 18, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Vetoed

House sustained Governor's veto

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2769ER)

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor (11-Y 4-N)

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (53-Y 44-N)

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 25104540D

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors