STATE BILLVA SB 642ENGROSSED

Health insurance; coverage of medications prescribed for treatment of cancer & diseases of blood.

Health insurance; treatment of cancer and certain diseases; coverage of certain medications. Requires an insurer, corporation providing preferred provider subscription contracts, or health maintenance organization that provides coverage for drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration and prescribed for the treatment of cancer or diseases of the blood to allow, at the patient's direction, (i) provider-administered drugs for such treatment to be dispensed by an in-network treating provider consistent with a provider agreement; (ii) provider-administered drugs for such treatment to be dispensed by an in-network treating provider when there is a documented delay of at least three days in the delivery of a medication from the designated specialty pharmacy; and (iii) self-administered drugs for such treatment to be sent to the pharmacy of the patient's choosing.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 9, 2026; 276 days ago
Current chamber: House of Delegates
Session: 2027 Regular Session

VA SB 642 · EngrossedFeb 9

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Bill details

Last action: Continued from last session · Jul 21, 2026
Pending committee: Appropriations

Bill history

Newest first.

Jul 21, 2026Continued from last sessionHouse

Mar 2, 2026Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)House

Mar 2, 2026Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and RetirementHouse

Feb 26, 2026Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N)House

Feb 24, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)House

Feb 20, 2026Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1House

Feb 19, 2026Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)House

Feb 16, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB642)Senate

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Feb 13, 2026Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesHouse

Feb 13, 2026Read first timeHouse

Feb 13, 2026Placed on CalendarHouse

Feb 10, 2026Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate

Feb 9, 2026Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Senate

Feb 9, 2026Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed toSenate

Feb 9, 2026Commerce and Labor Substitute rejectedSenate

Feb 9, 2026Committee substitute reconsideredSenate

Feb 9, 2026Read second timeSenate

Feb 9, 2026Committee substitute printed 26107336D-S2Senate

Feb 5, 2026Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate

Feb 2, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB642)Senate

Jan 29, 2026Rereferred to Finance and AppropriationsSenate

Jan 29, 2026Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed toSenate

Jan 29, 2026Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed toSenate

Jan 29, 2026Read second timeSenate

Jan 28, 2026Passed by for the daySenate

Jan 28, 2026Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate

Jan 28, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate

Jan 28, 2026Rules suspendedSenate

Jan 27, 2026Committee substitute printed 26106270D-S1Senate

Jan 27, 2026Senate committee offeredSenate

Jan 26, 2026Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate

Jan 14, 2026Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborSenate

Jan 14, 2026Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105211DSenate

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