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type: "Bill"
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title: "Medicare supplement policies; regulations establishing minimum standards, report."
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description: "Medicare supplement policies; regulations establishing minimum standards; work group; report. Amends provisions related to the State Corporation Commission's issuance of regulations to establish minimum standards regarding Medicare supplement policies to include minimum standards for the disclosure of methodology used in coverage decisions. The bill directs the Bureau of Insurance to convene a work group to review and make recommendations related to minimum standards regarding Medicare supplement policies, implementation of risk adjustment mechanisms, ways to eliminate waste and abuse from overpayments, methodologies used in coverage decisions, ways to improve care under such policies, and the effectiveness and utilization of existing consumer protections related to Medicare supplement policies and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026."
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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 358"
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citation: "Virginia HB 358 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dan I. Helmer"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2026-01-12"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c038d29-5f93-4c60-bad1-bc8e5ad072ab"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB358"
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source_hash: "dfbddd86bdeffd54df1c0062ba8dc30fc399cef6909e322bb93de372e3d16383"
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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 358 (2026) — Medicare supplement policies; regulations establishing minimum standards, report.
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Medicare supplement policies; regulations establishing minimum standards; work group; report. Amends provisions related to the State Corporation Commission's issuance of regulations to establish minimum standards regarding Medicare supplement policies to include minimum standards for the disclosure of methodology used in coverage decisions. The bill directs the Bureau of Insurance to convene a work group to review and make recommendations related to minimum standards regarding Medicare supplement policies, implementation of risk adjustment mechanisms, ways to eliminate waste and abuse from overpayments, methodologies used in coverage decisions, ways to improve care under such policies, and the effectiveness and utilization of existing consumer protections related to Medicare supplement policies and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026.
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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/1084008.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218818.PDF)
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3. **Commerce and Labor Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190902.HTML)
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4. **Senate Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196670.HTML)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209010.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dan I. Helmer — primary (person)
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- Jessica L. Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly Pope Adams — cosponsor (person)
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- Leslie Chambers Mehta — cosponsor (person)
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- Lily V. Franklin — cosponsor (person)
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- Lindsey Dougherty — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark C. Downey — cosponsor (person)
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- May Nivar — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Stacey Annie Carroll — cosponsor (person)
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- Virgil Thornton — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105195D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-19** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-25** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB358)
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- **2026-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-29** Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-30** Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-11** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-11** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-13** 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 (97-Y 0-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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- **2026-03-02** Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-04** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-05** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-05** Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Engrossed by Senate - as amended
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- **2026-03-05** Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-14** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB358ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB358)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 594 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0594)
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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/4c038d29-5f93-4c60-bad1-bc8e5ad072ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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