Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.
Status: enacted. Latest action: March 31, 2026.
Health insurance; tobacco surcharge.
Health insurance; tobacco surcharge. Eliminates the authority of a health carrier to vary its premium rates based on tobacco use. Under current law, a health carrier may charge premium rates up to 1.5 times higher for a tobacco user than for a nonuser. The provisions of the bill apply to health benefit plans providing individual or small group health insurance coverage entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-31 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-03-31 | Latest Action | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0034) |