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Bill	Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program; extension of program, percentage goal to decrease premium.	Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program; extension of program; percentage goal to decrease premium. Directs the State Corporation Commission to apply to the appropriate federal agencies under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for an extension of the existing State Innovation Waiver authorizing the Commonwealth to implement a reinsurance program. The existing State Innovation Waiver is set to expire on January 1, 2028. Additionally, the bill removes the 20 percent upper limit of the premium reduction goal under the Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2026	HB 327	Virginia HB 327 (2026)	bill		enacted	Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.	5	31	7	2026-01-11	2026-04-13	openstates	ocd-bill/b4718488-91c7-4600-99e4-a59810a12b8c	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB327	4f7a95a30abccebeeaad5ad655f7276b07495c7fc2252f490b1d1dede4859821	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 327 (2026) — Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program; extension of program, percentage goal to decrease premium.

Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program; extension of program; percentage goal to decrease premium. Directs the State Corporation Commission to apply to the appropriate federal agencies under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for an extension of the existing State Innovation Waiver authorizing the Commonwealth to implement a reinsurance program. The existing State Innovation Waiver is set to expire on January 1, 2028. Additionally, the bill removes the 20 percent upper limit of the premium reduction goal under the Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Labor and Commerce Amendment (committee substitute) — source
4. Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Reported from Commerce and Labor — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• H VOTE: — 97–1 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
• H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — 9–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
• Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
• Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
• Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
• Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102839D filing, introduction
• 2026-01-11 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
• 2026-01-19 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
• 2026-01-27 House subcommittee offered
• 2026-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
• 2026-01-29 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-02-01 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB327)
• 2026-02-02 Read first time reading-1
• 2026-02-03 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-02-03 committee amendments agreed to amendment-passage
• 2026-02-03 Engrossed by House as amended
• 2026-02-04 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-04 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 2026-02-04 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
• 2026-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
• 2026-02-05 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
• 2026-02-23 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-02-25 Rules suspended
• 2026-02-25 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
• 2026-02-25 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
• 2026-02-26 Read third time reading-3
• 2026-02-26 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
• 2026-03-02 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB327)
• 2026-03-03 Enrolled enrolled
• 2026-03-03 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB327ER) passage
• 2026-03-03 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2026-03-03 Signed by President passage
• 2026-03-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB327)
• 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
• 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
• 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 793 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b4718488-91c7-4600-99e4-a59810a12b8c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).