# Virginia HB60: Life or health insurances; unfair discrimination, pre-exposure prophylaxis for prevention of HIV.

Virginia HB60, Life or health insurances; unfair discrimination, pre-exposure prophylaxis for prevention of HIV., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeion A. Ward (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-31 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0012)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB60-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB60
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Life or health insurances; unfair discrimination, pre-exposure prophylaxis for prevention of HIV.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-30
- Last action: 2026-03-31, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0012)
- Sponsor: Jeion A. Ward (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (213 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Life insurance; health insurance; unfair discrimination; pre-exposure prophylaxis for prevention of human immunodeficiency virus. Prohibits any person from refusing to insure, refusing to continue to insure, or limiting the amount or extent of life insurance or accident and sickness insurance coverage available to an individual or charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage based solely on the status of such individual as having received pre-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Insurance protections for people using HIV prevention: benefit, medium. Virginia law protects people who have received PrEP, medicine that helps prevent HIV. Life and accident-and-sickness insurers cannot deny or end coverage, limit coverage, or charge different rates solely because of PrEP use. This protection applies when there are no additional insurance risks.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeion A. Ward (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 89 | 8 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-03-31: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0012) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Approved by Governor-Chapter 12 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB60) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB60ER) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-03: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-26: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB60) (House)
- 2026-01-29: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-27: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-26: Read first time (House)
- 2026-01-22: Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-15: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 (House)
- 2025-12-30: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2025-12-30: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101946D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-03-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214844.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214843.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186978.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186977.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-12-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082205.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082204.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214844.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214843.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186978.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186977.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082205.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082204.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB60-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).