Health insurance; coverage for early refills of prescription eye drops.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 38.2-3407.5:3, relating to health insurance; coverage for early refills of prescription eye drops.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Health insurance; coverage for early refills of prescription eye drops. Prohibits a health carrier from denying coverage to a covered person of an early refill of prescription eye drops if (i) the prescription eye drops are a covered benefit, (ii) the amount of time that has elapsed from the previous dispensing of such prescription would result in at least 85 percent of such prescription eye drops being used if taken consistently with the prescriber's directions, and (iii) the prescriber ha
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 153 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Patrick A. Hope
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-05 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 13, X 2
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 93, X 3, N 4
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 6, X 1
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 20, N 2
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · 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 153.