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Bill Fire insurance; assignment of claims prohibited. Fire insurance; assignment of claims prohibited. Prohibits a fire insurance policy or a fire insurance policy in combination with other coverages from assigning or otherwise transferring, in whole or in part, to any other person the duties, rights, or benefits of the insured under the policy arising from a claim or covered loss without written consent of the insurer. Any such contract provision is void and unenforceable under the bill. This bill is identical to SB 1154. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 HB 1628 Virginia HB 1628 (2025)
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Virginia HB 1628 (2025) — Fire insurance; assignment of claims prohibited.

Fire insurance; assignment of claims prohibited. Prohibits a fire insurance policy or a fire insurance policy in combination with other coverages from assigning or otherwise transferring, in whole or in part, to any other person the duties, rights, or benefits of the insured under the policy arising from a claim or covered loss without written consent of the insurer. Any such contract provision is void and unenforceable under the bill. This bill is identical to SB 1154.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Passed House (97-Y 0-N) — 970 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — 70 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Karen Keys-Gamarra — primary (person)
  • Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
  • Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
  • Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
  • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-01-03 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101858D filing, introduction
  • 2025-01-03 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
  • 2025-01-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1628)
  • 2025-01-10 Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
  • 2025-01-14 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-01-16 Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-20 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-01-21 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2025-01-22 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-01-22 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
  • 2025-01-22 Passed House (97-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-01-23 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2025-01-23 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2025-02-10 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-12 Rules suspended
  • 2025-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-02-12 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-13 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-13 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2025-02-18 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-02-18 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1628ER) passage
  • 2025-02-18 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-02-19 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1628)
  • 2025-02-20 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-03-03 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2024 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-03 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-19 Approved by Governor-Chapter 120 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-19 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0120)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/85e197f6-1feb-4dc5-b224-44f228d2b554. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).