HB 1304 VA

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Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; individuals receiving services; right to send and receive mail. Allows state facilities operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to process sealed letter mail for electronic delivery. This bill is identical to SB 580.

• R. Lee Ware Republican · primary

1. Jan 15, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26101843D · lower
2. Jan 15, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1304) · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 House committee offered · lower
5. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned sub: Behavioral Health · lower
6. Feb 12, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
13. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1304) · lower
15. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
17. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (14-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 Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations · upper
24. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
26. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
28. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1304ER) · lower
29. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1304) · lower
32. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
33. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
34. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 289 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
35. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0289) · 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 and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Behavioral Health Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML