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| Bill | Benefits consortium; sponsoring association. | Benefits consortium; sponsoring association. Provides that the sponsoring association of a benefits consortium that offers health benefit plans to the members of such sponsoring association may operate as a nonprofit entity under § 501(c)(3), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under current law, such a sponsoring association may only operate under § 501(c)(5) or 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 353 | Virginia HB 353 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 353 (2026) — Benefits consortium; sponsoring association.
Benefits consortium; sponsoring association. Provides that the sponsoring association of a benefits consortium that offers health benefit plans to the members of such sponsoring association may operate as a nonprofit entity under § 501(c)(3), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under current law, such a sponsoring association may only operate under § 501(c)(5) or 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Reported from Commerce and Labor — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Labor and Commerce — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 97–1 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Katrina Callsen — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101926D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-12 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-01-19 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
referral-committee - 2026-01-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB353)
- 2026-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 2026-01-29 Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-02 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-03 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 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 Block Vote (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 - 2026-03-03 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-03 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB353ER)
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 (HB353)
- 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 - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 120 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0120)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/78041d31-37fd-48f3-8c1a-1a6ae539cd06. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).