Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

HB1182 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter.

Direction

Abortion funding insuranceAI label

Restricts abortion access model confidence 80%

Removes copayment, coinsurance, and certain cost-sharing requirements for contraceptive benefits, and requires coverage without cost-sharing for at least one therapeutically equivalent version (or recommended version based on medical need), so greater affordability of contraception.

No insurer, corporation, or health maintenance organization shall impose upon any person receiving contraceptive benefits pursuant to this section any copayment, coinsurance payment, fee, or reduction in allowable reimbursement for prescription drug benefits.

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Law

Stage: Law · step 6 of 6

Last action: 2026-04-22: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1092)
Filed: 2026-01-14
Sponsor: Joshua Thomas D + 53 cosponsors (53 D)

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends insurance statutes to mandate broader, no-cost-sharing coverage for FDA-approved contraceptive drugs and devices (including OTC without prescription), remove cost barriers, ensure 12-month supplies, and limit restrictions or delays. These provisions expand insurance funding and access to contraception. No provisions address abortion procedures, gestational limits, personhood, or other listed topics; no provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or immigration enforcement. The contraceptive expansions are classified under abortion/funding-insurance because improved access/

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Hearings and calendar

2026-02-03 00:00 · Hearing · House Labor and Commerce: Subcommittee #1 Hearing House Committee Room A - 008
2026-02-05 00:00 · Hearing · House Labor and Commerce Hearing House Committee Room A - 008
2026-02-13 00:00 · Hearing · House Appropriations: Compensation and Retirement Hearing House Appropriations Committee Room - 1200
2026-02-13 00:00 · Hearing · House Appropriations Hearing House Appropriations Committee Room - 1200
2026-03-09 19:00 · Hearing · Senate Commerce and Labor Hearing Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building
2026-03-09 19:00 · Hearing · Senate Finance and Appropriations Hearing Senate Finance & Appropriations Room, Room 1300, General Assembl

Votes

Date	Chamber	Motion	Yea-Nay
2026-02-03	H	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N)	6-3	Passed
2026-02-05	H	Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)	15-7	Passed
2026-02-13	H	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)	6-1	Passed
2026-02-13	H	Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)	21-1	Passed
2026-02-17	H	Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)	63-34	Passed
2026-03-09	S	Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)	9-6	Passed
2026-03-09	S	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N 1-A)	10-3	Passed
2026-03-10	S	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)	37-0	Passed
2026-03-11	S	Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A)	23-17	Passed
2026-03-11	S	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)	40-0	Passed
2026-03-11	S	Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)	24-16	Passed
2026-04-22	H	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 35-N 0-A)	64-35	Passed
2026-04-22	S	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 15-N 0-A)	24-15	Passed

Text versions

Introduced 2026-01-14
Engrossed 2026-02-16
Enrolled 2026-03-30
Enrolled 2026-04-22
Chaptered 2026-04-22

History (43 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-22		Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1092)
2026-04-22		Approved by Governor-Chapter 1092 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-22	S	Signed by President
2026-04-22	H	Signed by Speaker
2026-04-22	H	Reenrolled bill text (HB1182ER2)
2026-04-22	H	Reenrolled
2026-04-22		Governor's recommendation adopted
2026-04-22	S	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 15-N 0-A)
2026-04-22	H	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
2026-04-11		Governor's recommendation received by House
2026-04-01	H	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1182)
2026-03-31		Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31	H	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31	H	Signed by Speaker
2026-03-30	S	Signed by President
2026-03-30	H	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1182ER)
2026-03-30	H	Enrolled
2026-03-11	S	Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
2026-03-11	S	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-11	S	Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A)
2026-03-11	S	Read third time
2026-03-10	S	Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
2026-03-10	S	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-10	S	Rules suspended
2026-03-09	S	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N 1-A)
2026-03-09	S	Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
2026-02-18	S	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2026-02-18	S	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-17	H	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1182)
2026-02-17	H	Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
2026-02-16	H	Engrossed by House as amended
2026-02-16	H	committee amendment agreed to
2026-02-16	H	Read second time
2026-02-15	H	Read first time
2026-02-13	H	Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)
2026-02-13	H	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
2026-02-05	H	Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement
2026-02-05	H	Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
2026-02-03	H	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N)
2026-01-27	H	Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
2026-01-26	H	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1182)
2026-01-14	H	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2026-01-14	H	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105319D