HB 1405 VA

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Local departments of social services; payment of reasonable funeral expenses. Permits the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations allowing local departments of social services to pay the reasonable funeral expenses of a decedent who was a recipient of social services or Supplemental Security Income.

• Adele Y. McClure Democratic · primary

1. Jan 22, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104879D · lower
2. Jan 22, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned sub: Social Services · lower
4. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1405) · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (16-Y 6-N) · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107243D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1405) · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
17. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 6-N 1-A) · upper
18. Feb 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 23, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Feb 24, 2026 Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N 1-A) · upper
23. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1405ER) · lower
25. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1405) · lower
26. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Feb 26, 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 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 843 (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
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Social Services Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Social Services Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML