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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 586: Health carriers; use of artificial intelligence, disclosures.

Passed one chamber 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 586 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Health carriers; use of artificial intelligence, disclosures. Primary sponsor: Saddam Salim (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 23, 2026): Continued to next session in Communications, Technology and Innovation (Voice Vote).

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 carriers; use of artificial intelligence; disclosures. Requires health carriers to disclose to the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance how artificial intelligence is used to manage claims coverage and to submit all information enabling decisions made by artificial intelligence to the Bureau upon request. The bill also requires health carriers to provide notice to enrollees and health care providers when artificial intelligence has been used to issue an adverse determination and to provide a clear and timely process for appeal of such determination.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Saddam SalimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate37

“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. Continued to next session in Communications, Technology and Innovation (Voice Vote)
  2. Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
  3. Read first time
  4. Placed on Calendar
  5. Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)
  6. Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate
  7. Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
  8. Engrossed by Senate committee substitute (Voice Vote)
  9. Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
  10. Read second time
  11. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  12. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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