# Virginia HB2372: Health Care, Joint Commission on; duty to study proposed health insurance mandates.

Virginia HB2372, Health Care, Joint Commission on; duty to study proposed health insurance mandates., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mark D. Sickles (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0268)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2372-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2372
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Health Care, Joint Commission on; duty to study proposed health insurance mandates.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0268)
- Sponsor: Mark D. Sickles (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (307 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Joint Commission on Health Care; duty to study proposed health insurance mandates. Shifts the duty to assess, analyze, and evaluate the social and economic costs and benefits of any proposed mandated health insurance benefit or mandated provider that is currently assigned to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to the Joint Commission on Health Care.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark D. Sickles (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 85 | 11 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Rules and referred to Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0268) (Governor)
- 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 268 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 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: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2372) (House)
- 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2372ER) (House)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-20: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Read third time (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House (85-Y 11-N) (House)
- 2025-02-04: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-03: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-02: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-31: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-30: Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources (House)
- 2025-01-29: Reported from Rules and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2372) (House)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101913D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072389.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072388.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068656.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068655.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016109.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016108.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/1072389.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072388.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068656.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068655.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016109.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016108.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2372-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).
