SB 1436 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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 Chaptered · 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

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 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
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