Pharmacy benefits managers; requirements, application of law, report, delayed effective date.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 38.2-3467 and 38.2-3470 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pharmacy benefits managers; requirements; application of law; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Pharmacy benefits managers; requirements; scope; report. Requires all health insurance carriers to use the pass-through pricing model and may limit a pharmacy benefits manager from deriving income from pharmacy benefits management services provided to a carrier except for income derived from a pharmacy benefits management fee. The bill prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from (i) reversing and or resubmitting the claim of a pharmacist or pharmacy without meeting certain requirements, (ii) redu
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 678 (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
28
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Katrina CallsenNicole ColeH. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. Jessica L. AndersonBonita G. AnthonyElizabeth B. Bennett-ParkerKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieStacey Annie CarrollNadarius E. ClarkRae CousinsLindsey DoughertyMark C. DowneyLily V. FranklinElizabeth R. GuzmanPhil M. HernandezKaren Keys-GamarraAmy J. LauferMarty MartinezAdele Y. McClureLeslie Chambers MehtaMay NivarKimberly Pope AdamsMarcia S. "Cia" PriceSam RasoulShelly A. SimondsVirgil ThorntonKathy K.L. TranRodney T. Willett
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 98, X 1
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (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 with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 7
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute 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 678.