Health and insurance; notice of adverse determination.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-137.13 and 38.2-3559 of the Code of Virginia, relating to health and health insurance; notice of adverse determination.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Health insurance; notice of adverse determination. Requires health carriers to send in writing to a covered person the notice of an adverse determination or final adverse determination and the covered person's right to request an external review, as required by current law, within five business days after the adverse determination or final adverse determination has been made. The bill also requires such notice to include certain information related to the person who made the adverse determinatio
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 411 (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
Michelle Lopes Maldonado
Recorded votes
Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 98, X 1
Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 40
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 40
Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 14, X 1
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 98, X 2
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 96, X 4
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (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 411.