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Guardianship; copy of appointment, termination, or modification order.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 9, 2026

Latest action (Apr 6, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266)

Summary

Guardianship; copy of appointment, termination, or modification order; Department of Medical Assistance Services. Removes the requirement of a clerk of court in a guardianship proceeding to forward a copy of an order appointing a guardian and a copy of the certificate of qualification to the Department of Medical Assistance Services. The bill further removes such a forwarding requirement when a guardianship is terminated or otherwise modified. This bill is identical to HB 1119.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (28)

  1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103312D · upper
  2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
  3. Jan 15, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB216) · upper
  4. Jan 21, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  5. Jan 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  6. Jan 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  7. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  8. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  9. Jan 26, 2026 Read second time · upper
  10. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  11. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate · upper
  12. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  13. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  14. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
  15. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
  16. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  17. Feb 20, 2026 Read second time · lower
  18. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · lower
  19. Feb 23, 2026 Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  20. Feb 24, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  21. Feb 24, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB216ER) · upper
  22. Feb 24, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  23. Feb 24, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  24. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB216) · upper
  25. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
  26. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  27. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 266 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  28. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266) · executive

Text versions (6)

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
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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