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type: "Bill"
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title: "Insurance; conducting business by electronic means."
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description: "Insurance; conducting business by electronicmeans. Authorizes a plan sponsor of a health benefit plan, including a dental or vision benefit plan, to agree on behalf of a party enrolled in the sponsored health benefit plan to conduct business by electronic means, provided that the plan sponsor, prior to agreeing on behalf of the party, has confirmed that the party routinely uses electronic communications during the normal course of employment and has provided notice to the party regarding the ability to opt out of using electronic means at any time."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 595"
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citation: "Virginia HB 595 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Richard C. \"Rip\" Sullivan, Jr."]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2024-01-09"
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last_action: "2024-03-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31425d7a-17ff-452c-91b9-295d2f7ca245"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB595"
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source_hash: "36e89da7ad27251ab25a5016bd22b5bd0364c71bc53c19ac35e1f8045d0280e1"
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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 595 (2024) — Insurance; conducting business by electronic means.
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Insurance; conducting business by electronicmeans. Authorizes a plan sponsor of a health benefit plan, including a dental or vision benefit plan, to agree on behalf of a party enrolled in the sponsored health benefit plan to conduct business by electronic means, provided that the plan sponsor, prior to agreeing on behalf of the party, has confirmed that the party routinely uses electronic communications during the normal course of employment and has provided notice to the party regarding the ability to opt out of using electronic means at any time.
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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. **CHAP0197** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0197)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24107981D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB595S1)
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3. **HB595ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB595ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102971D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB595)
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5. **Printed as engrossed 24102971D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB595E)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102971D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-16** Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-23** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-01-25** Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-29** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-01-30** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-01-30** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-01-30** Engrossed by House as amended HB595E
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- **2024-01-30** Printed as engrossed 24102971D-E
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- **2024-01-30** Impact statement from DPB (HB595E)
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- **2024-01-31** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-01-31** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-01** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-01** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-19** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-19** Committee substitute printed 24107981D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB595S1)
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- **2024-02-21** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-22** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-22** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-02-22** Committee substitute agreed to 24107981D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-22** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB595S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-22** Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Senate substitute agreed to by House 24107981D-S1 (96-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-26** VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-29** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-02-29** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB595ER) `passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Impact statement from DPB (HB595ER)
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- **2024-02-29** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-03** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-28** Approved by Governor-Chapter 197 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-28** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0197)
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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/31425d7a-17ff-452c-91b9-295d2f7ca245`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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