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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 424: Health insurance; definitions, prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 424 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Health insurance; definitions, prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals. Primary sponsor: Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB424).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Health insurance; prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals. Prohibits a health insurance carrier from prohibiting an in-network provider, as defined in the bill, from referring any enrollee or specimen to any in-network clinical laboratory or in-network pathology service provider under the terms of such insurance unless such referral would constitute a violation of certain laws. This bill is identical to SB 745.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Destiny LeVere BollingPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Bonita AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Jackie GlassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Virgil ThorntonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Rod WillettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB424)
  2. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0138)
  3. Approved by Governor-Chapter 138 (effective 7/1/2026)
  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  5. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Signed by President
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB424ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source