VA HB 1182

vetoed

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

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 1182 pass?

No. VA HB 1182 passed the legislature but was vetoed on 2026-04-11. Latest recorded action (2026-04-11): Governor's recommendation received by House

What is VA HB 1182 about?

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.

Who sponsors VA HB 1182?

Joshua E. Thomas is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1182, joined by 53 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-14
Latest action: 2026-04-11 — Governor's recommendation received by House
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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

Versions

IntroducedCompare
Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee AmendmentCompare
Labor and Commerce AmendmentCompare
EngrossedCompare
EnrolledCompare
Governor's RecommendationCompare
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Documents

Votes

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
2026-02-03 · pass · 6-3
Member-level votes (9)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: no
- Israel D. O'Quinn: no
- Jason S. Ballard: no
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s)
2026-02-05 · pass · 15-7
Member-level votes (22)
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- May Nivar: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: no
- Israel D. O'Quinn: no
- Michael J. Webert: no
- Tony O. Wilt: no
- Chris S. Runion: no
- Jason S. Ballard: no
- Wren M. Williams: no
Subcommittee recommends reporting
2026-02-13 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: no
Reported from Appropriations
2026-02-13 · pass · 21-1
Member-level votes (22)
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: no
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
H VOTE:
2026-02-17 · pass · 62-34
Member-level votes (99)
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Terry L. Austin: no
- Jason S. Ballard: no
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: no
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: no
- Nadarius E. Clark: not voting
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
- Mitchell Cornett: no
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Will Davis: no
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: no
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: no
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Timothy P. Griffin: no
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Karen Hamilton: no
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: no
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Hillary Pugh Kent: no
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: no
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: no
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: not voting
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: no
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- James W. Morefield: no
- May Nivar: yes
- Delores Oates: no
- Israel D. O'Quinn: no
- Justin Pence: no
- Eric Phillips: no
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Chris S. Runion: no
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Don Scott: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: no
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: no
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: no
- Wendell S. Walker: no
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- R. Lee Ware: no
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Michael J. Webert: no
- Madison Whittle: no
- Bill Wiley: no
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: no
- Tony O. Wilt: no
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: no
- Scott A. Wyatt: no
- Eric R. Zehr: no
Reported from Finance and Appropriations
2026-03-09 · pass · 10-3
Member-level votes (15)
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Richard H. Stuart: not voting
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: abstain
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
Reported from Commerce and Labor
2026-03-09 · pass · 9-6
Member-level votes (15)
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- Bill DeSteph: no
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Mark J. Peake: no
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
2026-03-10 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: not voting
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: not voting
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: not voting
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Reconsider R
2026-03-11 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Passage R
2026-03-11 · pass · 23-17
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: no
- Christie New Craig: no
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: no
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: no
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: no
- T. Travis Hackworth: no
- Christopher T. Head: no
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: no
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Mark J. Peake: no
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: no
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes

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https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1182

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