# Virginia HB2083: Pregnant qualified individuals; Va. Health Benefit Exchange to establish special enrollment period. Virginia HB2083, Pregnant qualified individuals; Va. Health Benefit Exchange to establish special enrollment period., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Irene Shin (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0528)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2083-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2083 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Pregnant qualified individuals; Va. Health Benefit Exchange to establish special enrollment period. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0528) - Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (220 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Virginia Health Benefit Exchange; special enrollment period for pregnancy. Requires the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange to establish by January 1, 2026, a special enrollment period for a pregnant qualified individual to enroll in a qualified health plan at any time after the commencement of the pregnancy. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 6 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (30) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0528) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 528 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB2083) (House) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2083ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-19: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB2083) (House) - 2025-01-30: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-28: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-01-28: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-01-28: Read second time (House) - 2025-01-27: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-23: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-23: Committee substitute printed 25105521D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-21: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB2083) (House) - 2025-01-14: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 (House) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104586D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077451.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077450.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066645.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066644.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025193.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025192.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015030.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015029.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077451.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077450.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066645.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066644.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025193.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025192.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015030.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015029.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2083-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).