Virginia House Bill 1609
Session 2025
Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1609
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Motion Text
House rejected Governor's recommendation (26-Y 67-N)
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Summary
An Act to direct the Health Insurance Reform Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment in its 2025 essential health benefits benchmark plan review.
Health insurance; coverage for fertility services; essential health benefits benchmark plan. Requires the Health Insurance Reform Commission to consider coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility and for standard fertility preservation procedures in its 2025 review of the essential health benefits benchmark plan.
Chaptered
Governor's Signature Explanation
Governor's Recommendation
Enrolled
Senate Amendment
Finance and Appropriations Amendment
Labor and Commerce Substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1609)
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05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0689)
05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 689 (Effective 07/01/25)
05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Signature Explanation
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
04/02/2025
House
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
04/02/2025
House
Passed in enrolled form (64-Y 31-N)
04/02/2025
House
House rejected Governor's recommendation (26-Y 67-N)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by House
03/18/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1609)
03/11/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/11/2025
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
03/10/2025
Senate
Signed by President
03/07/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
03/07/2025
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1609ER)
03/07/2025
House
Enrolled
02/19/2025
House
Senate Amendment agreed to by House (85-Y 9-N)
02/18/2025
Senate
Passed Senate with amendment (23-Y 16-N)
02/18/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/18/2025
Senate
Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
02/18/2025
Senate
Reading of amendment waived
02/18/2025
Senate
Read third time
02/17/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
02/17/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
02/17/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
02/14/2025
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 3-N)
02/10/2025
Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
02/06/2025
Senate
Rereferred from Education and Health to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
02/03/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/03/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/03/2025
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1609)
01/31/2025
House
Read third time and passed House (84-Y 11-N)
01/30/2025
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
01/30/2025
House
Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
01/30/2025
House
Read second time
01/29/2025
House
Read first time
01/27/2025
House
Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)
01/24/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
01/17/2025
House
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
01/16/2025
House
Committee substitute printed 25104754D-H1
01/16/2025
House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 5-N)
01/14/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
01/10/2025
House
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
01/03/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
01/03/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101118D
Sources
VA Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 3, 2025 10:48:51 PM
Record Updated
Oct 13, 2025 2:26:27 PM