Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 829: Hospital price transparency; price comparison tool, penalties for noncompliance.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 829 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Hospital price transparency; price comparison tool, penalties for noncompliance. Primary sponsor: Dan Helmer (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee Health and Human Services.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Hospital price transparency; price comparison tool; penalties for noncompliance. Directs the Department of Health to establish a hospital price transparency comparison tool based on the information hospitals provide under existing law and the information available through the Virginia All-Payer Claims Database. The bill specifies that the list of standard charges provided by the hospital controls in the event of a dispute between a hospital and a patient over a patient payment amount and requires hospitals to discharge debt and not require payment for any elective procedure, test, or service for which the patient payment amount is disputed and there is not a standard charge made available to the public on the hospital's website on the date such elective procedure, test, or service is performed.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Helmer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Shelly Simonds | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 70 |
“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 Committee Health and Human Services
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB829)
- Assigned sub: Health
- Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104893D