Health and Human Services - Health Subcommittee Agenda

Chair: Hope, Patrick A.

Meeting Date & Time: 02/24/2026 Immediately upon adjournment of full committee Add to Calendar

Location: House Committee Room C - 206

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Additional Resource(s):

Active item: Meeting Adjourned

Video: Archived

Committee Clerk: (804) 698-1547

DLS Contact: 804-698-1843 (Brooks)

Senate Bills to be Heard in Health Subcommittee

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB183 Williams Graves Restaurants; identifying markers on delivery/carry out food due to consumer-identified food allergy.

Summary: An Act to direct the Board of Health to promulgate regulations requiring restaurants to place an identifying marker on delivery or carry out food altered or substituted due to consumer-identified food allergy or sensitivity.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)

Yeas (7): Hope, Price, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Downey, McGuire

Nays (3): Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Last actions:

  • 3/3/2026 - Read third time
  • 3/3/2026 - committee amendment agreed to
  • 3/3/2026 - Engrossed by House as amended
  • 3/3/2026 - Passed House with amendment (66-Y 32-N 0-A)
  • 3/12/2026 - Signed by Speaker

Senate Committee Actions:

• 3/11/2026 - Enrolled

• 3/11/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB183ER)

• 3/11/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB183)

• 3/11/2026 - Signed by President

• 3/14/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

Health

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)

SB278 Srinivasan Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program; impacts within the Commonwealth.

Summary: An Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a stakeholder work group to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the impacts of the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program within the Commonwealth; report.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)

Yeas (10): Hope, Price, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Downey, McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Last actions:

  • 3/2/2026 - Read second time
  • 3/3/2026 - Read third time
  • 3/3/2026 - committee amendments agreed to
  • 3/3/2026 - Engrossed by House as amended
  • 3/3/2026 - Passed House with amendments (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/13/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

• 2/13/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

• 2/16/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 2/23/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB278)

• 3/5/2026 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

Health

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)

SB374 Boysko Newborn screening; VDH regulations to include Gaucher disease.

Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Health to add Gaucher disease to the Commonwealth's newborn screening panel.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)

Yeas (10): Hope, Price, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Downey, McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Last actions:

  • 2/26/2026 - Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 2/26/2026 - Reported and Referred by Committee
  • 2/26/2026 - Reported and Referred by Committee
  • 3/2/2026 - Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
  • 3/4/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/16/2026 - Rules suspended

• 2/16/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 2/16/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 2/16/2026 - Blank Action

• 2/27/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB374)

Health

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)

SB392 Jordan Site cleanup guidelines; residential property and other buildings used for illicit drugs.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-11.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Health; site cleanup guidelines; other illicit drugs.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

Yeas (10): Hope, Price, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Downey, McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Last actions:

  • 2/26/2026 - Reported and Referred by Committee
  • 2/26/2026 - Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
  • 3/9/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda
  • 3/9/2026 - Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
  • 7/21/2026 - Continued from last session

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/2/2026 - Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

• 2/2/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/2/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/3/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 2/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB392)

Health

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

SB633 Srinivasan Emergency medical services and medical support; VDH to publish resources regarding large events.

Summary: An Act to direct the Department of Health to publish resources regarding emergency medical services and medical support for events.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

Yeas (10): Hope, Price, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Downey, McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Last actions:

  • 2/25/2026 - Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
  • 2/26/2026 - Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
  • 3/2/2026 - Read second time
  • 3/3/2026 - Read third time
  • 3/3/2026 - Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/2/2026 - Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

• 2/2/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/2/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/3/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 2/4/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB633)

Health

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

SB683 Reeves Public waterworks; appointment of receiver for waterworks.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 32.1-174.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment of receiver for waterworks; public waterworks.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)

Yeas (6): Rasoul, Downey, McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Nays (4): Hope, Price, Herring, Shin

Last actions:

  • 2/25/2026 - Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
  • 2/26/2026 - Reported from Health and Human Services (19-Y 2-N)
  • 3/2/2026 - Read second time
  • 3/3/2026 - Read third time
  • 3/3/2026 - Passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/2/2026 - Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/2/2026 - Printed as engrossed 26101820D-E

• 2/2/2026 - Engrossed by Senate

• 2/3/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 2/4/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB683)

Related Bills:

HB1190 (Scott, P.A.)

Health

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)