SB 73 VA

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Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid billing navigation. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to provide training to local school division staff regarding assisting schools in effectively navigating the laws, policies, rules, regulations, and guidelines governing Medicaid billing for reimbursable services rendered at school sites, including the federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and to ensure that all school divisions are able to fully leverage Medicaid funding opportunities to enhance student health services in the Commonwealth. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the School Health Services Committee.

• Kannan Srinivasan Democratic · primary

1. Dec 17, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100487D · upper
2. Dec 17, 2025 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
4. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB73) · upper
6. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107861D-S1 · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB73) · upper
18. Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
21. Feb 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Social Services · lower
22. Feb 26, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
23. Feb 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) · lower
24. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) · lower
25. Mar 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
26. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · lower
27. Mar 3, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
28. Mar 3, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
29. Mar 3, 2026 Passed House with amendment (79-Y 19-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 5, 2026 House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · upper
32. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB73ER) · upper
33. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB73) · upper
35. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
36. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
37. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
38. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 816 (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
• House Amendment · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Social Services Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML