Health and Human Services Committee Agenda
Chair: Willett, Rodney
Meeting Date & Time: 02/03/2026 08:30 AM Add to Calendar
Location: House Committee Room C - 206
Active item: Meeting Adjourned
Video: Archived
Committee Clerk: Jane Asch (804) 698-1547
DLS Contact: Chandler Brooks (804) 698-1843
Full Committee Bills
HB1478 to be stricken at request of Paton
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| HB1115 | Nivar | Nonemergency medical transportation providers; fee disclosure. |
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Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-137.05:1, relating to nonemergency medical transportation providers; fee disclosure. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Health Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1478 | Davis | In-person visitation; policies and procedures at certain facilities. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 32.1 an article numbered 9, consisting of a section numbered 32.1-162.15:13, relating to in-person visitation policies and procedures at certain facilities. Stricken from docket by Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
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Behavioral Health Subcommittee Report
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| HB225 | Hope | Marcus Alert Evaluation Task Force; created. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 37.2-311.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Marcus Alert Evaluation Task Force creation. Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/23/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 2/23/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/24/2026 - Read third time • 2/24/2026 - Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/26/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB514 (Deeds) Behavioral Health Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N) |
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| HB309 | Hope | Hospitals; temporary detention for testing, observation, or treatment. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 37.2-1104 and 37.2-1106 of the Code of Virginia, relating to temporary detention in hospital for testing, observation, or treatment. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/4/2026 - Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to • 3/4/2026 - Engrossed by Senate as amended • 3/4/2026 - Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/4/2026 - Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/13/2026 - Signed by President Behavioral Health Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
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| HB513 | Martinez | Suicide fatality review teams, local and regional; established, membership, penalty. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3705.5 and 2.2-3711, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-283.9, relating to local and regional suicide fatality review teams; penalty. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Signed by President Behavioral Health Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
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| HB681 | Hayes | Retired law-enforcement officers; emergency and temporary detention admissions. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 37.2-808 and 37.2-810, as they are currently effective and as they shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to retired law-enforcement officers; emergency and temporary detention admissions. Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/3/2026 - Read third time • 3/3/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Related Bills: SB75 (Lucas) Behavioral Health Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
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Health Professions Subcommittee Report
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| HB156 | Krizek | Electronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training. |
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Summary: An Act to direct the Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing to require certain applicants for licensure and licensure renewal to indicate whether training has been completed on the Electronic Death Registration System. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/20/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 2/20/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/23/2026 - Read third time • 2/23/2026 - Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/25/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB194 (Williams Graves) Health Professions Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) |
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| HB452 | Willett | Practice of radiologic technology; licensure exceptions, sunset. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 54.1-2956.8:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to practice of radiologic technology; licensure exceptions. Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (13-Y 7-N)Yeas (13): Willett, Tran, Hayes, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges Nays (7): Price, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Not Voting (2): Hope, Rasoul Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President Health Professions Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N 1-A) |
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| HB465 | Cohen | Behavior Analysis, Advisory Board on; amends composition. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 54.1-2957.18 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Advisory Board on Behavior Analysis; composition. Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/5/2026 - Signed by President Health Professions Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
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| HB815 | Downey | Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; administration of nursing scholarships. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-4002, 23.1-614, 32.1-122.6:01, 32.1-122.6:02, 32.1-122.7, 32.1-122.7:2, 32.1-122.20, and 54.1-3011.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; administration of nursing scholarships. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/19/2026 - Removed from Education and HealthPublic Education docket for Feb 19, 2026 • 2/19/2026 - Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) • 2/19/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations • 3/6/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 06, 2026 • 3/6/2026 - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) Related Bills: SB405 (Lucas) Health Professions Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) |
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| HB841 | Downey | Practice of athletic training; adds dry needling to definition. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2900 of the Code of Virginia, relating to professions and occupations; definition of "practice of athletic training"; dry needling. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/19/2026 - Removed from Education and Health docket for Feb 19, 2026 • 2/26/2026 - Removed from Education and HealthPublic Education docket for Feb 26, 2026 • 2/26/2026 - Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) • 3/5/2026 - Placed on Education and Health docket for Mar 05, 2026 • 3/5/2026 - Continued to next session in Education and Health (11-Y 0-N) Related Bills: SB728 (Jones) Health Professions Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N) |
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| HB1116 | Nivar | Publicly accessible nursing home info. portal; reporting of incident involving emerg. med. services. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 32.1-127.4 and 63.2-1801.1, relating to Department of Health; Department of Social Services; publicly accessible nursing home information portal; publicly accessible assisted living facility information portal; reporting of incidents involving emergency medical services. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)Yeas (19): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Cornett Nays (3): Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin Last actions:
Health and Human Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1139 | Downey | Medicine, Board of; membership, removal of residence requirements. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 54.1-2911 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Medicine; membership; removal of residence requirements. Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 1-N)Yeas (21): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Nays (1): Scott, P.A. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/27/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Read third time • 3/2/2026 - Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) Health Professions Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) |
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| HB1147 | Hayes | Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training. |
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Summary: An Act to direct the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to require certain licensees to complete bias reduction training as part of their continuing education and continuing competency requirements for licensure and to amend and reenact § 54.1-3011 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Nursing continuing education requirements. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Yeas (15): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire Nays (7): Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/23/2026 - Education and Health Substitute agreed to • 2/23/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute • 2/23/2026 - Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 9-N 0-A) • 2/23/2026 - Engrossed by Senate • 3/2/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB22 (Locke) Health Professions Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) |
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| HB1287 | Cohen | Veterinarians; amending applications of licensure, etc. |
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Summary: An Act to direct the Board of Veterinary Medicine to amend its licensure application for veterinarians to include an option for veterinarians to indicate interest in serving as a veterinarian for animal shelters and to maintain a list of veterinarians who indicate such interest. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/5/2026 - Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) • 3/6/2026 - Rules suspended • 3/6/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Health Professions Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1332 | Anthony | Regional Care Compacts Pilot Program; established, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 4 of Title 32.1 an article numbered 6.01, consisting of sections numbered 32.1-122.10:0001 through 32.1-122.10:0005, relating to Regional Care Compacts Pilot Program established; workforce development; report. Reported from Health and Human Services and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Health and Human Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB1357 | McQuinn | Nursing facilities; comprehensive study of quality of care, etc., and operational practices. |
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Summary: An Act to direct the Joint Commission on Health Care to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the quality of care, resident safety, and operational practices of nursing facilities in the Commonwealth. Reported from Health and Human Services and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/20/2026 - Removed from Rehabilitation and Social Services docket for Feb 20, 2026 • 2/20/2026 - Placed on Rehabilitation and Social Services docket for Feb 20, 2026 • 2/20/2026 - Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) • 2/20/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations • 3/6/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 06, 2026 Health and Human Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) |
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Social Services Subcommittee Report
HB87 to be incorporated into HB1284
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| HB37 | Shin | Developmental disability waivers; financial eligibility standards, sunset repeal. |
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Summary: An Act to repeal the third enactment of Chapter 211 of the Acts of Assembly of 2024, relating to developmental disability waivers; financial eligibility standards; sunset repeal. Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/9/2026 - Read third time • 3/9/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/14/2026 - Signed by President Social Services Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
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| HB66 | Feggans | Federal benefit programs; DMS & DSS shall study technology systems used to administer. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Social Services and the Department of Medical Assistance Services to contract with a third-party vendor to study and create a plan for the modernization of the technological systems used to administer federal benefit programs in the Commonwealth; report. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/20/2026 - Placed on Rehabilitation and Social Services docket for Feb 20, 2026 • 2/20/2026 - Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) • 2/20/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations • 3/6/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 06, 2026 • 3/6/2026 - Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) Health and Human Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
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| HB87 | Laufer | State plan for med. assistance; patient-initiated consultation, provider-to-provider consultation. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance; patient-initiated consultation; provider-to-provider consultation.
Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB1284-Downey) (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Related Bills: HB1284 (Downey) Social Services Subcommittee recommends incorporating (8-Y 0-N) |
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| HB267 | Tata | Workers with disabilities; earned income disregard, cost-of-living adjustment. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek the necessary federal approvals to adjust the Medicaid Works earned income disregard based upon the Social Security Administration's cost-of-living adjustment. Last actions:
Social Services Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) |
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| HB425 | LeVere Bolling | Pregnant and postpartum patients; reimbursement for remote monitoring services through pregnancy. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Medical Assistance Services; remote monitoring services through pregnancy and postpartum for high-risk pregnant patients and patients with advanced maternal age; reimbursement. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)Yeas (21): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Nays (1): Scott, P.A. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/26/2026 - Removed from Education and HealthPublic Education docket for Feb 26, 2026 • 2/26/2026 - Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) • 2/26/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations • 3/6/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 06, 2026 • 3/6/2026 - Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) Health and Human Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
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| HB470 | Cohen | Medicaid waivers; consumer-directed services, employer of record. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Medical Assistance Services to submit state plan amendments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to seek to modify the program rules for consumer-directed services available through certain Medicaid waivers. Reported from Health and Human Services and rereferred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)Yeas (21): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Cornett Nays (1): Griffin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/26/2026 - Removed from Education and HealthPublic Education docket for Feb 26, 2026 • 2/26/2026 - Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) • 2/26/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations • 3/4/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 04, 2026 • 3/4/2026 - Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) Related Bills: SB114 (Durant) Health and Human Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
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| HB823 | Carr | Community Living and Family and Individual Supports Waiver; program rule amendments. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek the necessary approvals to amend the program rules for the Community Living and Family and Individual Supports Waivers to provide for compensation of a direct support professional for a waiver recipient in an acute care hospital under certain circumstances. Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Health and Human Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) |
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| HB855 | Cousins | Medicaid; estate recoveries. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-326.1 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 32.1-327 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid estate recoveries. Reported from Health and Human Services (18-Y 4-N)Yeas (18): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Cherry, Wachsmann Nays (4): Walker, Scott, P.A., Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/26/2026 - Removed from Education and HealthPublic Education docket for Feb 26, 2026 • 2/26/2026 - Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) • 2/26/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations • 3/4/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 04, 2026 • 3/4/2026 - Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) Social Services Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N) |
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| HB879 | Shin | Public assistance; requests for records or information concerning applicants for and recipients. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 63.2-102 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Social Services; requests for records or information concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance; public notice required. Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N)Yeas (15): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire Nays (7): Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/23/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/23/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/24/2026 - Read third time • 2/24/2026 - Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) • 2/26/2026 - Signed by President Social Services Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N) |
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| HB1240 | Willett | Medicaid; eligibility determination appeal time limit, mailed communications time period. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend its regulations to extend the time limit for appeals of eligibility determinations and to direct the Department of Medical Assistance Services and the Department of Social Services to review current notice practices to ensure that applicants for and recipients of medical assistance or social services benefits are aware of available assistance. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)Yeas (20): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Wachsmann, Cornett Nays (2): Scott, P.A., Griffin Last actions:
Health and Human Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 1-N) |
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| HB1284 | Downey | State plan for medical assistance; provider-to-provider consultation. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance; provider-to-provider consultation. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Willett, Tran, Hope, Price, Hayes, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Cole, J.G., Henson, Gardner, Cohen, Downey, Cole, N.T., McGuire, Hodges, Walker, Cherry, Scott, P.A., Wachsmann, Griffin, Cornett Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/26/2026 - Removed from Education and HealthPublic Education docket for Feb 26, 2026 • 2/26/2026 - Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) • 2/26/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations • 3/6/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 06, 2026 • 3/6/2026 - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) Related Bills: HB87 (Laufer) Health and Human Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
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