Health insurance; definitions, prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 38.2-4319 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 38.2 a section numbered 38.2-3407.23, relating to health insurance; prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Health insurance; prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals. Prohibits a health insurance carrier from prohibiting an in-network provider, as defined in the bill, from referring any enrollee or specimen to any in-network clinical laboratory or in-network pathology service provider under the terms of such insurance unless such referral would constitute a violation of certain laws. This bill is identical to SB 745.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 138 (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
8
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Destiny LeVere BollingRodney T. WillettBonita G. AnthonyNadarius E. ClarkJackie H. GlassRozia A. Henson, Jr.Irene ShinVirgil Thornton
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 14, X 1
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 14, X 1
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 98, X 2
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 97, X 2, N 1
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 9
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 138.