SB 794 VA

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Virginia Health Care Protection Act established; prohibition on extradition for certain crimes; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Health Care Protection Act. The bill provides that no law-enforcement officer acting in the Commonwealth or employed by the Commonwealth or any of its localities or political subdivisions may investigate, arrest, or detain any person, seek the issuance of a warrant, or otherwise assist in or provide support for any investigation involving protected health care activity, as defined in the bill, not prohibited under the laws of the Commonwealth. The bill creates a private right of action for any person who is aggrieved by such unlawful investigation to obtain an injunction or other equitable relief against such law-enforcement officer.The bill creates a private right of action for any person who sustains any injury, damages, or other harm resulting from another person who, under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth, engages or attempts to engage in abusive litigation, as defined in the bill.The bill also provides that no demand for extradition of a person charged with a criminal violation of law of another state shall be recognized by the Governor if such alleged violation involves protected health care activity within the Commonwealth unless the alleged criminal violation would also constitute a criminal offense under the laws of the Commonwealth.The bill provides that any subpoena under the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act or any summons for a witness for another state in a criminal case shall include an attestation, made under penalty of perjury, stating whether the subpoena or summons seeks documents, information, or testimony related to protected health care activity.

• Russet Perry Democratic · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26100646D · upper
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 3:04 pm) · upper
4. Feb 4, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N) · upper
6. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106740D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 11:07 am) · upper
8. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB794) · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) · upper
10. Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 20, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
18. Feb 20, 2026 Read first time · lower
19. Feb 20, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
20. Feb 20, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
21. Feb 23, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) · lower
22. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
25. Mar 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
26. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · lower
27. Mar 9, 2026 Passed House (60-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 13, 2026 Enrolled · upper
29. Mar 13, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB794ER) · upper
30. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
31. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by President · upper
32. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
33. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
34. Mar 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB794) · upper
35. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 905 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML