Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations.
Summary
Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations. Prohibits health insurance carriers from imposing cost sharing for diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations, as those terms are defined in the bill, under certain insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2026. The bill provides that such examinations include examinations using diagnostic mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging, or breast ultrasound. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission. This bill incorporates SB 1238 and is identical to HB 1828.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions
Enrolled
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 496 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly, effective March 24, 2025. The substantive policy content regarding cost-sharing for breast examinations remains unchanged from the enrolled version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; only the formal status and effective date were updated.
TIMELINE
The approval date was updated to March 24, 2025, reflecting the official signing of the bill into law.
TECHNICAL
The document status was updated from 'Enrolled' to 'Chaptered' with the assignment of Chapter number 496.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 496 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1436ER)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25104716D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Russet Perry
DDemocratic
Co
Luther Cifers
RRepublican
Co
Tara Durant
RRepublican
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