republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-676.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health insurance claims; electronic attachments accepted, delayed effective date."
description: "Health insurance; carrier business practices; electronic attachments. Provides that, in the following contexts, information may be submitted by a provider to a health insurance carrier through electronic attachment, as defined in the bill: (i) information related to services rendered as required by the carrier in its provider contract; (ii) information related to any defect or impropriety that prevents the carrier from deeming a health insurance claim a clean claim, as defined in existing law; and (iii) information required to establish medical necessity, benefit coverage, or prior authorization of services, or to conduct reconsideration activities. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 676"
citation: "Virginia HB 676 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle Lopes Maldonado"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a0d9656-1db9-4c94-9c36-4cf047904956"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB676"
source_hash: "b1b29e6937c6dc9b688618f6f988affbaf0ce3a97bc6d4ce62825e984b221f65"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 676 (2026) — Health insurance claims; electronic attachments accepted, delayed effective date.

Health insurance; carrier business practices; electronic attachments. Provides that, in the following contexts, information may be submitted by a provider to a health insurance carrier through electronic attachment, as defined in the bill: (i) information related to services rendered as required by the carrier in its provider contract; (ii) information related to any defect or impropriety that prevents the carrier from deeming a health insurance claim a clean claim, as defined in existing law; and (iii) information required to establish medical necessity, benefit coverage, or prior authorization of services, or to conduct reconsideration activities. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085456.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216769.PDF)
3. **Labor and Commerce Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1129909.PDF)
4. **Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115889.PDF)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187070.PDF)

## Votes

- Reported from Commerce and Labor — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — **21–1** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — primary (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102772D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-20** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** House subcommittee offered
- **2026-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2026-02-05** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-05** Committee substitute printed 26106262D-H1 `substitution`
- **2026-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
- **2026-02-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-02-11** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-12** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB676)
- **2026-02-23** Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-25** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-25** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-03** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB676ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB676)
- **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 200 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a0d9656-1db9-4c94-9c36-4cf047904956`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).