Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2133: Health insurance; coverage for breast examinations for high-risk individuals.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 2133 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Health insurance; coverage for breast examinations for high-risk individuals. Primary sponsor: Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Labor and Commerce.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Health insurance; coverage for breast examinations for high-risk individuals. Requires health insurance carriers to cover diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations, as those terms are defined in the bill, based on sound medical practices for any high-risk individual, as defined in the bill, without cost sharing 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 a health care provider's choice of diagnostic mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging, or breast ultrasound. This bill was incorporated in HB 1828.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 7 |
| Alex Askew | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 95 |
| Destiny LeVere Bolling | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Nadarius Clark | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 84 |
| Rae Cousins | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Michael Feggans | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 97 |
| Phil Hernandez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 94 |
| Patrick Hope | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 1 |
| Marty Martinez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 29 |
| Irene Shin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 8 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Labor and Commerce
- Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB1828-Simonds (Voice Vote)
- Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
- Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102295D