HB 1504 VA

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Service member community members; medical care facilities; health care equity. Permits medical care facilities to screen each patient for information on their eligibility as a service member community member, as defined by the bill. The bill permits medical care facilities to identify service member community members as a vulnerable population and comply with the most recent health care equity standards published by The Joint Commission.

• Delores L. McQuinn Democratic · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104978D · lower
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1504) · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned sub: Health · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 11, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1504) · lower
14. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
16. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
17. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1504ER) · lower
25. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1504) · lower
26. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 474 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0474) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Health Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML