SB 738 VA

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Hospitals; psychiatric emergency departments. Allows hospitals with psychiatric emergency departments located in the City of Hampton to operate without a physician on duty when certain conditions are met, including having written agreements in place with emergency medical service providers and being immediately adjacent to a non-psychiatric emergency department. The bill requires such psychiatric emergency departments to submit treatment data to the General Assembly on an annual basis by November 1. This bill is identical to HB 1318.

• Emily M. Jordan Republican · primary

1. Jan 16, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104945D · upper
2. Jan 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB738) · upper
4. Feb 6, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions · upper
5. Feb 6, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
6. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) · upper
7. Feb 12, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
8. Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106705D-S1 · upper
9. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB738) · upper
17. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
18. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
19. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
20. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services (20-Y 2-N) · lower
21. Feb 26, 2026 Read second time · lower
22. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · lower
23. Feb 27, 2026 Passed House (92-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · upper
25. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB738ER) · upper
26. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB738) · upper
27. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 297 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0297) · 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
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML