# Virginia HB2099: Health insurance; required provisions regarding prior authorization for health care services. Virginia HB2099, Health insurance; required provisions regarding prior authorization for health care services., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-18 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2099-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2099 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Health insurance; required provisions regarding prior authorization for health care services. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-18, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058) - Sponsor: Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (219 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Health insurance; carrier contracts; required provisions regarding prior authorization for health care services; work group; report. Requires certain health insurance contracts under which an insurance carrier has the right or obligation to require prior authorization for a health care service, as defined in the bill, to include provisions governing the prior authorization process. Such required provisions include (i) time limits for a carrier to respond to prior authorization requests, (ii) a prohibition on revoking, limiting, making conditional, modifying, or restricting a previously approved prior authorization except under certain circumstances, and (iii) a requirement that a carrier shall provide the reasons for denial of a request. The bill requires a carrier to make publicly available on its website a list of health care services and codes for which prior authorization is required. The foregoing provisions have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance to establish a work group to develop and deliver a report related to the bill's provisions by November 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 1215. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michelle Lopes Maldonado (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor Block Vote | 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 (29) - 2025-03-18: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0058) (Governor) - 2025-03-18: Approved by Governor-Chapter 58 (Effective 01/01/27) (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2024 (House) - 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB2099) (House) - 2025-02-18: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2099ER) (House) - 2025-02-18: Enrolled (House) - 2025-02-18: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-13: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Reported from Commerce and Labor Block Vote (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB2099) (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 25105015D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-21: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (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 25104651D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071015.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071014.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052489.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052488.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025201.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025200.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015110.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015109.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/1071015.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071014.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052489.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052488.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025201.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025200.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015110.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015109.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-HB2099-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).