# Virginia SB278: Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program; impacts within the Commonwealth.

Virginia SB278, Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program; impacts within the Commonwealth., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0887)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB278
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program; impacts within the Commonwealth.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0887)
- Sponsor: Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (270 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Drug manufacturers; 340B Drug Pricing Program; work group; report. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the impacts of the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program within the Commonwealth, with emphasis on governance, transparency, and the availability of pharmacy services in rural and underserved areas. The bill requires the work group to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health and the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services by November 1, 2026.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | House amendments agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Passed House with amendments Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 0 | 6 |

## Actions (41)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0887) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 887 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB278) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB278ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Passed House with amendments Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-03-03: committee amendments agreed to (House)
- 2026-03-03: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-02: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-24: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-24: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB278) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-19: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26107756D-S2 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Committee substitute printed 26106505D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 0-N 6-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB278) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102079D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223132.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223131.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201106.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201105.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190873.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182005.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178072.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177807.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145735.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145734.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104899.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104898.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100337.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100336.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087075.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087074.PDF)

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- 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/1223132.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223131.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201106.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201105.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190873.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182005.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178072.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177807.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145735.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145734.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104899.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104898.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100337.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100336.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087075.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087074.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-SB278-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).