Mark Sickles
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 17
Primary
Health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance abuse disorders; generally accepted standards of care. Requires health insurance coverage, as defined in the bill, to provide coverage for mental health and substance use disorder benefits for children, adolescents, and adults and requires such coverage to apply the definitions of "generally accepted standards of mental health or substance use disorder care" and "medically necessary" provided in the bill for any determination of medical necessity, prior authorization, or utilization review under such coverage.
An Act to amend and reenact ยง 38.2-3412.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance abuse disorders; generally accepted standards of care.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 314 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0314)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2738)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2738ER)
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (83-Y 15-N)
Reading of amendments waived
Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Commerce and Labor Amendments agreed to
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (79-Y 19-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 25106283D-H1
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Presented and ordered printed 25104829D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Senate Amendments | HTML |
| Commerce and Labor Amendment | HTML HTML |
| Labor and Commerce Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Labor and Commerce Subcommittee Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2738) |
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