HB 1828 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations.

Summary
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 HB 2133 and is identical to SB 1436.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally approved and assigned a chapter number, marking its transition from an enrolled draft to an official act of the Virginia General Assembly. The substantive policy text regarding health insurance cost-sharing for breast examinations remains unchanged from the previous version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the procedural status and chapter assignment were updated.
TECHNICAL

Added the official chapter number (Chapter 485) and the specific approval date (March 24, 2025) to finalize the legislation.

Removed the placeholder text indicating the session year and the generic 'Approved' status.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 485 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1828ER)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 42 co-sponsors

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