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| Bill | Health insurance; definitions, prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals. | Health insurance; prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals. Prohibits a health insurance carrier from prohibiting an in-network provider, as defined in the bill, from referring any enrollee or specimen to any in-network clinical laboratory or in-network pathology service provider under the terms of such insurance unless such referral would constitute a violation of certain laws. This bill is identical to HB 424. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 745 | Virginia SB 745 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 745 (2026) — Health insurance; definitions, prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals.
Health insurance; prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals. Prohibits a health insurance carrier from prohibiting an in-network provider, as defined in the bill, from referring any enrollee or specimen to any in-network clinical laboratory or in-network pathology service provider under the terms of such insurance unless such referral would constitute a violation of certain laws. This bill is identical to HB 424.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Commerce and Labor Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce — 20–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Kannan Srinivasan — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-19 Presented and ordered printed 26105075D
introduction - 2026-01-19 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2026-01-26 Senate committee offered
- 2026-01-26 Senate committee offered
- 2026-01-26 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-27 Committee substitute printed 26106219D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-05 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-09 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-09 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-09 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-09 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-10 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-10 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 2026-02-10 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-10 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-10 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-13 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-13 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-02-19 Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-23 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-24 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-24 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-26 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-02-26 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB745ER)
passage - 2026-02-26 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-02-26 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-03 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB745)
- 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 139 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5acfcd82-fdf5-4429-9b8c-65ec1244102f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).