SB 1436

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 17, 2025
  • Passed Senate Jan 30, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 11, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Mar 24, 2025

Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations.

Abstract

Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations. Prohibits health insurance carriers from imposing cost sharing for diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations, as those terms are defined in the bill, under certain insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2026. The bill provides that such examinations include examinations using diagnostic mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging, or breast ultrasound. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission. This bill incorporates SB 1238 and is identical to HB 1828.

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 38.2-3418.1:3, relating to health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Mar 24, 2025

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 496 (Effective 07/01/25)

Feb 20, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025

Feb 16, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 14, 2025

Senate

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1436)

Feb 13, 2025

Senate

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1436ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Enrolled

Feb 11, 2025

House

Passed House (94-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time

Feb 10, 2025

House

Read second time

Feb 06, 2025

House

Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)

Feb 03, 2025

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Read first time

House

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

Jan 31, 2025

Senate

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1436)

Jan 30, 2025

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

Senate

Rules suspended

Senate

Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Jan 29, 2025

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Rules suspended

Jan 27, 2025

Senate

Incorporates SB1238(Durant)

Senate

Committee substitute printed 25106242D-S1

Senate

Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 17, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

Senate

Presented and ordered printed 25104716D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
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Enrolled HTML PDF
Commerce and Labor Substitute HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1436) PDF PDF

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