HB 1182 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter.

Summary
Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage, under any health insurance contract, policy, or plan that includes coverage for prescription drugs on an outpatient basis, for contraceptive drugs and contraceptive devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, including those available over-the-counter. The bill prohibits a health insurance carrier from imposing upon any person receiving prescription contraceptive benefits pursuant to the provisions of the bill any copayment, coinsurance payment, or fee, except in certain circumstances. Additionally, the bill requires any health benefit plan that provides coverage for hormonal contraceptives to provide point-of-sale coverage without cost-sharing at in-network pharmacies for hormonal contraceptives available over-the-counter. This bill is identical to SB 361.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Vetoed
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Vetoed Apr 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 31, 2026
MINOR
This bill was finalized as an enrolled act, moving from a draft version to its official legislative form. The substantive policy text regarding contraceptive coverage remains identical to the engrossed version, with no changes to the legal requirements or definitions. The primary differences are formatting adjustments, such as the removal of committee referral notes and the addition of official approval headers and page numbers.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it still applies to health insurance policies and plans issued or renewed in Virginia on or after January 1, 2027.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft-specific headers like 'Engrossed' and committee referral notes, replacing them with official 'Enrolled' and 'Approved' markings to signify the bill has passed both legislative chambers.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to conform to official printing standards for the Virginia Acts of Assembly.

Added bill identifier (HB1182ER) and page numbering to the final document.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 11, 2026
D Democratic20
20 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
14
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Apr 11, 2026
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1182ER)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N 1-A)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 43 co-sponsors

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