# Virginia HB230: Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations.

Virginia HB230, Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB230-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB230
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-04
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Appropriations
- Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (49 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations. Prohibits health insurance carriers from imposing cost sharing for diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations, as those terms are defined in the bill, under certain insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2025. The bill provides that such examinations include examinations using diagnostic mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging, or breast ultrasound.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelly A. Simonds (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 7 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (13)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Appropriations (House)
- 2024-02-05: Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-05: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-02: Impact statement from DPB (HB230H1) (House)
- 2024-01-27: Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (House)
- 2024-01-25: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2024-01-25: Incorporates HB921 (Srinivasan) (House)
- 2024-01-25: Committee substitute printed 24106091D-H1 (House)
- 2024-01-25: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2024-01-23: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2024-01-15: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 (House)
- 2024-01-04: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2024-01-04: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103237D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-03-19: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB230)
- Substitute, 2024-01-26: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB230)

## 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
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB230)

## 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-HB230-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).