HB 676 — Health insurance claims; electronic attachments accepted, delayed effective date.
VA 20261 session
Health insurance; carrier business practices; electronic attachments. Provides that, in the following contexts, information may be submitted by a provider to a health insurance carrier through electronic attachment, as defined in the bill: (i) information related to services rendered as required by the carrier in its provider contract; (ii) information related to any defect or impropriety that prevents the carrier from deeming a health insurance claim a clean claim, as defined in existing law; and (iii) information required to establish medical necessity, benefit coverage, or prior authorization of services, or to conduct reconsideration activities. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 172.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (4)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D, VA) — sponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Sam Rasoul (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (33)
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
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| — | → | General Laws and Technology | — | va-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Nadarius E. Clark (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Sam Rasoul (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to General Laws and Technology · va-leg