HB 66 VA

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Department of Medical Assistance Services; Department of Social Services; administration of medical assistance and social services programs; technology modernization; report. Directs the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to contract with a third-party vendor to study and create a plan for the modernization of the technological systems used to administer federal benefit programs in the Commonwealth. The bill requires DSS and DMAS to develop and submit a legislative report that includes a plan to modernize the current technological systems to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by December 1, 2026, and to use the recommendations and plan outlined in such legislative report to move forward with the procurement process.

• Michael B. Feggans Democratic · primary

1. Dec 30, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104089D · lower
2. Dec 30, 2025 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 16, 2026 Assigned sub: Social Services · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB66) · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 3, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
9. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106631D-H1 · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB66) · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
12. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
16. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
17. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
18. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
19. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
20. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
21. Mar 6, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper

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.

• 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