HB 701 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Health and insurance; notice of adverse determinations.

Summary
Health insurance; notice of adverse determination. Requires health carriers to send in writing to a covered person the notice of an adverse determination or final adverse determination and the covered person's right to request an external review, as required by current law, within five business days after the adverse determination or final adverse determination has been made. The bill also requires such notice to include certain information related to the person who made the adverse determination or final adverse determination.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 411 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The primary change is the update of the approval date from a generic 'Approved' status to a specific date of April 8, 2026, confirming the bill's official passage. The substantive text regarding health insurance adverse determination notices remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to amend existing Virginia Code sections related to health insurance notifications.
TECHNICAL

Added the specific enactment date of April 8, 2026, replacing the generic approval status to finalize the bill's legal standing.

Removed the generic 'Approved' line and the 'ENROLLED' header formatting to reflect the final chaptered status.

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

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 11, 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

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
15
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 411 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB701ER)
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
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

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Michelle Maldonado
Michelle Maldonado
DDemocratic
VA
20