Health and Human Services - Health Subcommittee Agenda

Chair: Hope, Patrick A.

Meeting Date & Time: 01/20/2026 Immediately upon adjournment of full committee Add to Calendar

Location: House Committee Room C - 206

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Committee Clerk: Jane Asch (804) 698-1547

DLS Contact: Chandler Brooks (804) 698-1843

Block 1

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB6 Price Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 32.1 a chapter numbered 21, consisting of sections numbered 32.1-376, 32.1-377, and 32.1-378, relating to contraception; right to contraception; applicability; enforcement.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)

Yeas (6): Hope, Price, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Downey

Nays (3): Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Last actions:

  • 1/27/2026 - Read second time and engrossed
  • 1/28/2026 - Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)
  • 2/22/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB6)
  • 2/25/2026 - Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 96-N 0-A)
  • 3/2/2026 - House acceded to request

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 (23-Y 15-N 0-A)

• 2/23/2026 - Engrossed by Senate

• 2/27/2026 - Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

Health

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)

HB222 Hope Public pools; regulations.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-248.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public pools; regulations.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)

Yeas (9): Hope, Price, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Downey, Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Last actions:

  • 1/27/2026 - Read second time
  • 1/27/2026 - committee amendments agreed to
  • 1/27/2026 - Engrossed by House as amended
  • 1/28/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB222)
  • 1/28/2026 - Read third time and passed House (87-Y 10-N 0-A)

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 (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

Health

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)

HB301 Callsen Adult adoptees; access to vital records.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-261 and 63.2-1246 of the Code of Virginia, relating to adult adoptees; access to vital records.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N)

Yeas (7): Hope, Rasoul, Herring, Downey, Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Nays (2): Price, Shin

Last actions:

  • 1/27/2026 - committee substitute agreed to
  • 1/27/2026 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  • 1/27/2026 - Committee substitute printed 26105811D-H2
  • 1/28/2026 - Read third time and passed House (84-Y 10-N 0-A)
  • 2/13/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB301)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 3/2/2026 - Rules suspended

• 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 - Rules suspended

• 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day

Health

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N)

HB335 Anthony Independent Pharmacy Access and Resilience Pilot Program; established, report, sunset.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 32.1 an article numbered 3.1, consisting of sections numbered 32.1-23.8 through 32.1-23.13, relating to Independent Pharmacy Access and Resilience Pilot Program; report; sunset.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)

Yeas (9): Hope, Price, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Downey, Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Last actions:

  • 1/22/2026 - Reported and Referred by Committee
  • 1/22/2026 - Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
  • 2/5/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB335)
  • 2/5/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda
  • 2/6/2026 - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

HB373 Martinez Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 35.1-14.01, relating to restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)

Yeas (9): Hope, Price, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Downey, Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Last actions:

  • 1/28/2026 - Read third time and passed House (63-Y 30-N 0-A)
  • 2/25/2026 - Enrolled
  • 2/25/2026 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB373ER)
  • 2/25/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB373)
  • 2/25/2026 - Signed by Speaker

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/20/2026 - Rules suspended

• 2/20/2026 - Passed by for the day

• 2/23/2026 - Read third time

• 2/23/2026 - Passed Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)

• 2/25/2026 - Signed by President

Related Bills:

SB248 (Srinivasan)

Health

Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)

HB376 Seibold SUDP; Office of Chief Medical Examiner to publish information on its website.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-283.9, relating to Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy; protocol; information; training.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)

Yeas (9): Hope, Price, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Downey, Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Last actions:

  • 1/22/2026 - Reported and Referred by Committee
  • 1/22/2026 - Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
  • 1/27/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB376)
  • 1/29/2026 - Placed on Appropriations Agenda
  • 1/30/2026 - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

Related Bills:

SB207 (Pekarsky)

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

HB380 Bennett-Parker Celiac disease; training materials for restaurant personnel.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 35.1-15 of the Code of Virginia, relating to State Health Commissioner; training materials for restaurant personnel; celiac disease.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N 1-A)

Yeas (8): Hope, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Downey, Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Abstaining (1): Price

Last actions:

  • 1/20/2026 - Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
  • 1/22/2026 - Reported from Health and Human Services (20-Y 2-N)
  • 1/26/2026 - Read first time
  • 1/27/2026 - Read second time and engrossed
  • 1/28/2026 - Read third time and passed House (86-Y 10-N 0-A)

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 (26-Y 14-N 0-A)

Health

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N 1-A)

HB381 Bennett-Parker Investigation or autopsy of dead bodies; notification of retention of whole organ.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-309.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to investigation or autopsy of dead bodies; Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; notification of retention of whole organ.

Fiscal Impact

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)

Yeas (9): Hope, Price, Rasoul, Herring, Shin, Downey, Hodges, Walker, Wachsmann

Last actions:

  • 1/26/2026 - Read first time
  • 1/27/2026 - Read second time
  • 1/27/2026 - committee substitute agreed to
  • 1/27/2026 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  • 1/28/2026 - Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

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 (9-Y 0-N)