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VA HB 516

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Health insurance; coverage for non-opioid prescription drugs.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 516 pass?

The current status of VA HB 516 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Labor and Commerce

What is VA HB 516 about?

Health insurance; coverage for non-opioid prescription drugs. Prohibits a health insurance carrier from imposing any cost-sharing, prior authorization, step therapy, or other limitation on coverage of a covered non-opioid drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain that is more restrictive or less favorable to the enrollee relative to a covered opioid drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain.

Who sponsors VA HB 516?

Marty Martinez is the primary sponsor of VA HB 516.

Description

Health insurance; coverage for non-opioid prescription drugs. Prohibits a health insurance carrier from imposing any cost-sharing, prior authorization, step therapy, or other limitation on coverage of a covered non-opioid drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain that is more restrictive or less favorable to the enrollee relative to a covered opioid drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Labor and Commerce
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Marty Martinezprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101109D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-19

    Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-27

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB516)

  5. 2026-02-03

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 4-N)

  6. 2026-02-18

    Left in Labor and Commerce

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-02-03 · pass · 5-4

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: no
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
    • Irene Shin: yes
    • Laura Jane Cohen: no
    • Rae Cousins: no
    • JJ Singh: no
    • Terry G. Kilgore: yes
    • Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
    • Jason S. Ballard: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB516

Attribution

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