Health insurance; essential health benefits benchmark plan selection.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 38.2-3418.21 and 38.2-3418.22 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Bureau of Insurance; essential health benefits benchmark plan selection.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Health insurance; essential health benefits benchmark plan. Requires the Bureau of Insurance to select a new essential health benefits benchmark plan for the 2028 plan year, or the soonest plan year thereafter as permitted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that includes, in addition to the essential health benefits package included in the existing benchmark plan, coverage for (i) doula care services; (ii) the treatment of iatrogenic infertility; (iii) fertility treatment and dia
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 11, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1048 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
19
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.Stacey Annie CarrollDan I. HelmerDestiny LeVere BollingElizabeth B. Bennett-ParkerKatrina CallsenKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieLaura Jane CohenRae CousinsDebra D. GardnerRozia A. Henson, Jr.Phil M. HernandezAlfonso H. LopezMichelle Lopes MaldonadoAdele Y. McClureMarcia S. "Cia" PriceAtoosa R. ReaserIrene ShinKathy K.L. Tran
Recorded votes
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 22, N 17, X 1
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (69-Y 31-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 69, N 31
Senate substitute agreed to by House (68-Y 30-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 68, N 30, X 1
Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 24, N 16
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 10, N 4, X 1
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 8, N 5, X 2
Read third time and passed House (72-Y 25-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 72, X 3, N 25
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 7
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 6, N 3
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 1048.