HB 618 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Health insurance; reporting requirements.

Summary

Health insurance; reporting requirements. Amends various reporting requirements related to health insurance, including by requiring the State Corporation Commission to maintain and publicly post an inventory of mandated benefits and providers, requiring health carriers to report annually on provider terminations and reinstatements, and consolidating reports related to balance billing and arbitration. The bill repeals reporting requirements related to the Comparable Health Care Service Incentive Program and Virginia Health Savings Account Plan.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit

MINOR

This bill converts HB 618 from an 'Enrolled' draft to its final 'Chaptered' status, officially enacting the law into the Virginia Code. The substantive policy content remains identical to the previous version, establishing new health insurance mandates for state employees and repealing outdated reporting sections.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to apply to state employees and their dependents under the Department of Human Resource Management plan, with no new entities added or excluded.

TECHNICAL

The text was formatted to match official legislative chapter standards, including the addition of the chapter number (Chapter 187), the specific approval date (April 6, 2026), and the insertion of page breaks and running headers found in the final published version.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Feb 25, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 6, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 187 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB618ER)

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (92-Y 1-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Committee

Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors