2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB925: Health insurance; carrier business practices, method of payment for claims.

Legislative Summary

Health insurance; carrier business practices; method of payment for transactions. Requires a health insurance carrier to notify the provider in a provider contract if the carrier, or entity completing a transaction on behalf of the carrier, uses a payment method that imposes a transaction or processing fee or similar charge on the provider and to offer the provider an alternative payment method that does not impose such a fee or similar charge. If the provider elects to accept the alternative payment method and has provided all required information to the carrier to enroll in such alternative method, the bill specifies that the carrier is required to pay the claim using such alternative payment method. This bill is identical to HB 2085.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101401D
Senate
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
1/13/2025
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/13/2025
Committee substitute printed 25104891D-S1
Senate
1/15/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/15/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/15/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/16/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/16/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
1/16/2025
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
Senate
1/16/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
1/17/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/29/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB925)
Senate
2/4/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/13/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB925ER)
Senate
2/13/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB925)
Senate
2/16/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/20/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
Senate
2/20/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 242 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0242)

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
1/15/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
1/13/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Chris Head
Chris Head
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/202530.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/13/202531.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/14/202532.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/13/202532.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/202532.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/14/2025102.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/29/2025102.4 KB