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type: "Bill"
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title: "Health insurance; coverage for maternal mental health screenings."
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description: "Health insurance; coverage for maternal mental health screenings. Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for maternal mental health screenings. The bill requires such coverage to include at least one maternal mental health screening to be conducted during pregnancy, at least one additional screening to be conducted during the first six weeks of the postpartum period, and additional medically necessary postpartum screenings. Additionally, the bill provides that coverage for a prescription drug for the treatment of a maternal mental health condition shall not be subject to prior authorization requirements unless there are clinically significant safety or efficacy concerns."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1400"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1400 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Margaret A. Franklin"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2026-01-22"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a6a64e1-3d37-4377-a821-44dadccfd497"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1400"
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source_hash: "56f14ad669f236ff95d928dda66254873eed988e6ce2a04aba5105f9a48e1981"
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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 1400 (2026) — Health insurance; coverage for maternal mental health screenings.
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Health insurance; coverage for maternal mental health screenings. Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for maternal mental health screenings. The bill requires such coverage to include at least one maternal mental health screening to be conducted during pregnancy, at least one additional screening to be conducted during the first six weeks of the postpartum period, and additional medically necessary postpartum screenings. Additionally, the bill provides that coverage for a prescription drug for the treatment of a maternal mental health condition shall not be subject to prior authorization requirements unless there are clinically significant safety or efficacy concerns.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093709.PDF)
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2. **Commerce and Labor Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202090.HTML)
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3. **Senate Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1205992.HTML)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213536.PDF)
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## Votes
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- H VOTE: — **65–30** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **5–3** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **70–25** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reconsider R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce — **13–7** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Margaret A. Franklin — primary (person)
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- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
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- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua E. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly Pope Adams — cosponsor (person)
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- Leslie Chambers Mehta — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- May Nivar — cosponsor (person)
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- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-22** Presented and ordered printed 26105744D `introduction`
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- **2026-01-22** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-27** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
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- **2026-02-12** Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1400)
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- **2026-03-09** Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-10** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-11** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-11** Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2026-03-11** Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-11** Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Senate amendment agreed to by House (70-Y 25-N 0-A) `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1400ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1400)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 840 (effective 7/1/2026) `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/6a6a64e1-3d37-4377-a821-44dadccfd497`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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