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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 745: 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

SB 745 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Health insurance; definitions, prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals. Primary sponsor: Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139).

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 HB 424.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kannan SrinivasanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32

“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 (CHAP0139)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 139 (effective 7/1/2026)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB745)
  6. Signed by President
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB745ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
  11. Read third time
  12. Read second time

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

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