2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2738: Health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance abuse disorders.

Legislative Summary

Health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance abuse disorders; generally accepted standards of care. Requires health insurance coverage, as defined in the bill, to provide coverage for mental health and substance use disorder benefits for children, adolescents, and adults and requires such coverage to apply the definitions of "generally accepted standards of mental health or substance use disorder care" and "medically necessary" provided in the bill for any determination of medical necessity, prior authorization, or utilization review under such coverage.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25104829D
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106283D-H1
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (79-Y 19-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
2/17/2025
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/18/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/19/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/19/2025
Reading of amendments waived
Senate
2/19/2025
Commerce and Labor Amendments agreed to
Senate
2/19/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate Amendments agreed to by House (83-Y 15-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2738ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/12/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2738)
House of Delegates
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 314 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0314)

Amendments

Commerce and Labor Amendment

Commerce and Labor Amendment

Not Adopted

Commerce and Labor Amendment

Commerce and Labor Amendment

Not Adopted

Senate Amendments

Senate Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Amendments agreed to by House (83-Y 15-N)
2/20/2025
83
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (79-Y 19-N)
2/4/2025
79
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
1/30/2025
14
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
1/28/2025
5
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/202520.5 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/202520.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/29/202521.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/28/202521.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/202521.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/12/2025100.8 KB