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type: "Bill"
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title: "Insurance; provider complaints, etc."
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description: "Insurance; examinations; health care providerpanels. Requires the State Corporation Commission to conductan examination of the business and affairs of an insurer upon (i)request by a statewide association representing health care professionalsaffirming no less than 10 complaints alleging insurer misconductin a six-month period from providers participating in such insurer's network or (ii) verifiable information that such insurer has violatedany law, regulation, or prior order of the Commission. The bill requiresthe Commission to publish a reasonably detailed summary of each violationand any corrective action plan on the Commission website within 60days of the completion of an examination. The bill requires a healthinsurer that uses a provider panel to establish procedures for (a)notifying a provider at least 90 days prior to the implementationof a policy that restricts enrollee access to the provider's services,(b) providing reasonable notice to primary care providers in the insurer's provider panel prior to the implementation of a policy thatrestricts enrollee access to the specialty referral services provider,and (c) notifying the purchaser of the health benefit plan of anychange in policy that restricts enrollee access to a contracted provider.Finally the bill requires a health insurer to provide with a renewalcoverage proposal written notice of intent to increase by more than15 percent the annual premium charged for coverage."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 146"
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citation: "Virginia HB 146 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Christopher T. Head"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2022-01-07"
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last_action: "2022-04-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b949c6be-d62b-4a08-b2f4-e03cbc017494"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB146"
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source_hash: "81a57d5c8f1dec4940849728510dc16d361ffa38f976c0818b60f6fad5d41046"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 146 (2022) — Insurance; provider complaints, etc.
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Insurance; examinations; health care providerpanels. Requires the State Corporation Commission to conductan examination of the business and affairs of an insurer upon (i)request by a statewide association representing health care professionalsaffirming no less than 10 complaints alleging insurer misconductin a six-month period from providers participating in such insurer's network or (ii) verifiable information that such insurer has violatedany law, regulation, or prior order of the Commission. The bill requiresthe Commission to publish a reasonably detailed summary of each violationand any corrective action plan on the Commission website within 60days of the completion of an examination. The bill requires a healthinsurer that uses a provider panel to establish procedures for (a)notifying a provider at least 90 days prior to the implementationof a policy that restricts enrollee access to the provider's services,(b) providing reasonable notice to primary care providers in the insurer's provider panel prior to the implementation of a policy thatrestricts enrollee access to the specialty referral services provider,and (c) notifying the purchaser of the health benefit plan of anychange in policy that restricts enrollee access to a contracted provider.Finally the bill requires a health insurer to provide with a renewalcoverage proposal written notice of intent to increase by more than15 percent the annual premium charged for coverage.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0164** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0164)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 22105117D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB146H1)
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3. **HB146ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB146ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101960D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB146)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Christopher T. Head — primary (person)
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- Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Sally L. Hudson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101960D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-07** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-20** Impact statement from SCC (HB146)
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- **2022-02-08** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-08** Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-08** Committee substitute printed 22105117D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2022-02-08** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-09** Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-09** Impact statement from SCC (HB146H1)
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- **2022-02-09** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-09** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-11** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-14** Committee substitute agreed to 22105117D-H1
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- **2022-02-14** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB146H1
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- **2022-02-15** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-15** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2022-02-16** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-28** Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-03** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-03-08** Enrolled
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- **2022-03-08** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-08** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-10** Impact statement from SCC (HB146ER)
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- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-07** Approved by Governor-Chapter 164 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b949c6be-d62b-4a08-b2f4-e03cbc017494`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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