VA SB 642
Status unknownHealth insurance; coverage of medications prescribed for treatment of cancer & diseases of blood.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did VA SB 642 pass?
The current status of VA SB 642 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-03-02): Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
What is VA SB 642 about?
Health insurance; treatment of cancer and certain diseases; coverage of certain medications. Requires an insurer, corporation providing preferred provider subscription contracts, or health maintenance organization that provides coverage for drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration and prescribed for the treatment of cancer or diseases of the blood to allow, at the patient's direction, (i) provider-administered drugs for such treatment to be dispensed by an in-network treating provider consistent with a provider agreement; (ii) provider-administered drugs for such treatment to be dispensed by an in-network treating provider when there is a documented delay of at least three days in the delivery of a medication from the designated specialty pharmacy; and (iii) self-administered drugs for such treatment to be sent to the pharmacy of the patient's choosing.
Who sponsors VA SB 642?
Todd E. Pillion is the primary sponsor of VA SB 642, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Health insurance; treatment of cancer and certain diseases; coverage of certain medications. Requires an insurer, corporation providing preferred provider subscription contracts, or health maintenance organization that provides coverage for drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration and prescribed for the treatment of cancer or diseases of the blood to allow, at the patient's direction, (i) provider-administered drugs for such treatment to be dispensed by an in-network treating provider consistent with a provider agreement; (ii) provider-administered drugs for such treatment to be dispensed by an in-network treating provider when there is a documented delay of at least three days in the delivery of a medication from the designated specialty pharmacy; and (iii) self-administered drugs for such treatment to be sent to the pharmacy of the patient's choosing.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-03-02 — Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Todd E. Pillionprimary
- Mamie E. Lockecosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-02
Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
2026-03-02
Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-24
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
2026-02-20
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
referral-committee
2026-02-19
Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)
referral-committee
2026-02-16
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB642)
2026-02-13
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
referral-committee
2026-02-13
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-13
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-10
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-09
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
substitution
2026-02-09
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
2026-02-09
Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
2026-02-09
Committee substitute reconsidered
2026-02-09
Read second time
reading-2
2026-02-09
Committee substitute printed 26107336D-S2
substitution
2026-02-05
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-02
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB642)
2026-01-29
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-01-29
Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to
2026-01-29
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
2026-01-29
Read second time
reading-2
2026-01-28
Passed by for the day
2026-01-28
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-01-28
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-01-28
Rules suspended
2026-01-27
Committee substitute printed 26106270D-S1
substitution
2026-01-27
Senate committee offered
2026-01-26
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-01-14
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105211D
filing,introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute
2026-01-26 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
Constitutional reading dispensed R
2026-01-28 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: 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
- Adam P. Ebbin: 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
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute
2026-02-05 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
Reconsider R
2026-02-09 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: 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
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
Passage R
2026-02-10 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: 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
- Adam P. Ebbin: 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
Subcommittee recommends reporting
2026-02-24 · pass · 8-0
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: not voting
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
Reported from Labor and Commerce
2026-02-26 · pass · 18-3
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: yes
- Chris S. Runion: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Wren M. Williams: not voting
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