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HB 1370 VA
Became Law

Service providers; regulations for providers to individuals with developmental disabilities.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 20, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 836 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; regulations; service providers; emergency medical simulations; cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Directs the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to adopt regulations requiring certain providers to (i) conduct regular emergency medical simulations and train employees that regularly engage with people receiving services to prepare such employees to recognize and respond to situations where individuals receiving services require emergency medical treatment and (ii) require at least one employee trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to be on duty at each location where services are delivered.

Sponsor (1)

  • Leslie Chambers Mehta · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (35)

  1. Jan 20, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104895D · lower
  2. Jan 20, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
  3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Behavioral Health · lower
  4. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1370) · lower
  5. Feb 5, 2026 House committee offered · lower
  6. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N) · lower
  7. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
  8. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
  9. Feb 10, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
  10. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  11. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1370) · lower
  12. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N 0-A) · lower
  13. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  14. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  15. Feb 19, 2026 Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  16. Mar 6, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  17. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  18. Mar 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109273D-S1 · upper
  19. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  20. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  21. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  22. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
  23. Mar 10, 2026 Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to · upper
  24. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
  25. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  26. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (94-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
  27. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1370) · lower
  28. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  29. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1370ER) · lower
  30. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  31. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1370) · lower
  32. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  33. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
  34. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  35. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 836 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (12)

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
  • Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · PDF
  • Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · HTML
  • Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · PDF
  • Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
  • Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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