SB 736 VA

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State/Local Hospitalization Program; repeal. Eliminates the State/Local Hospitalization Program. Under current law, with such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly, the State/Local Hospitalization Program is established to assist indigent persons with certain inpatient and outpatient hospital expenses. This bill is identical to HB 817.

• T. Travis Hackworth Republican · primary

1. Jan 16, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105176D · upper
2. Jan 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB736) · upper
4. Feb 3, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
5. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-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 26107887D-S1 · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB736) · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 16, 2026 Blank Action · upper
19. Feb 20, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
20. Feb 20, 2026 Read first time · lower
21. Feb 20, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
22. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) · lower
23. Feb 26, 2026 Read second time · lower
24. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · lower
25. Feb 27, 2026 Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · upper
27. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB736ER) · upper
28. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB736) · upper
29. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
32. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 226 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
34. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0226) · 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
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML