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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1436: Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations.

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

SB 1436 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations. Primary sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496).

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; 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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Russet PerryPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Luther CifersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Tara DurantCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 496 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1436)
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1436ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Read second time

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

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