HB 358 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Medicare supplement policies; regulations establishing minimum standards, report.

Summary
Medicare supplement policies; regulations establishing minimum standards; work group; report. Amends provisions related to the State Corporation Commission's issuance of regulations to establish minimum standards regarding Medicare supplement policies to include minimum standards for the disclosure of methodology used in coverage decisions. The bill directs the Bureau of Insurance to convene a work group to review and make recommendations related to minimum standards regarding Medicare supplement policies, implementation of risk adjustment mechanisms, ways to eliminate waste and abuse from overpayments, methodologies used in coverage decisions, ways to improve care under such policies, and the effectiveness and utilization of existing consumer protections related to Medicare supplement policies and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 594 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content, including the creation of a work group to review Medicare supplement policies and the specific regulations they must follow, remains unchanged from the enrolled version. The only changes are formatting and the addition of the official approval date.
TECHNICAL

Added the official chapter number (Chapter 594) and the specific approval date (April 13, 2026) to the document header.

Changed the document title from 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER' to 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY - 2026 SESSION'.

Removed the 'ENROLLED' status label, as the bill has now become law.

Reformatted the text layout to match standard printed legislative chapter formatting.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 4, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 594 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB358ER)
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate - as amended
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (13-Y 0-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 (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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