Bill Tracker

Glossary

What “Status” Means:

Bills Making Progress: If a bill is amended, given a substitute, or reported from a subcommittee or committee, it is still being considered and in progress.
Bills That Are Stalled: If a bill fails to report, is laid on the table, stricken from the docket, or is passed by indefinitely (PBI), it has stalled for the session and will not move forward.
Final Action: A bill that has been approved by both the House and the Senate. It will be sent to the Governor to sign, veto, or amend.

Bill Tracker Key

What “Position” Means:

Support: Voices is in strong support of this legislation and will testify to support this proposal.
Oppose: Voices is in strong opposition of this legislation and will testify to oppose this proposal.
Monitor: Voices is listening to testimony and speaking with stakeholders related to this legislation so that we may be aware of its future impact on young people.

Bill Number	Patron	Bill Description	Voice’s Position	Committee	Bill Status
HB1807	Cohen	Virginia Preschool Initiative; Kindergarten Readiness Fund established.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1808	Cohen	Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education; kindergarten readiness funding proposal; report.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1760	Gardner	Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Act; report.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
SB756	Locke	Public education; early childhood care and education, funding formula calculations, etc.	Support	Committee on Education and Health	In Committee
HB1771	McClure	Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB1612`	Hernandez	Child Care Subsidy Program; maximum reimbursement rate, etc.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1685	Sewell	Early childhood care and education; publicly funded providers; exclusions.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1785	Orrock	Certain child day centers operated by religious institutions; exemption from licensure by Superintendent of Public Instruction.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1786	Orrock	Child day centers operated by religious institutions; exemption from licensure; conditions.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending

Bill Number	Patron	Bill Description	Voice’s Position	Committee	Bill Status
HB1964	Tata	Bright Futures program	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB1733	Cole	Petitions for relief of care and custody of a child; investigation by local department of social services; Office of the Children’s Ombudsman work group; report.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB2538	Bulova	Public education; early childhood care and education; funding formula calculations; Early Childhood Care and Education Fund established; report.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB1777	Sullivan	Office of the Children’s Ombudsman; foster youth’s right to receive information.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
SB773	Favola	Foster care; housing services, housing plan, report.	Support	Senate Rehabilitation & Social Services	In Committee
HB2282	Coyner	Children’s Services Act; state pool of funds.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1631	Keys-Gamarra	Foster care; DSS to establish/maintain supply of new luggage to transport child’s belongings.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
SB818	Favola	Children in foster care; federal benefits, notice of eligibility.	Monitor	Senate Rehabilitation & Social Services	In Committee

Bill Number	Patron	Bill Description	Voice’s Position	Committee	Bill Status
SB768	Favola	Department of Education; survey of local education agencies on school-based mental and behavioral health services; report.	Support	Senate Education & Health	In Committee
HB1947	Seibold	Department of Education; survey of local education agencies on school-based mental and behavioral health services; report.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
SB786	Mulchi	Nationally Certified School Psychologist Program; established.	Support	Senate Education & Health	In Committee
HB2511	Taylor	Nationally Certified School Psychologist Program established; incorporation into National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB1760	Gardner	Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Act; report.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB1945	Reaser	School boards; student access to telehealth services; policies.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB2471	Rasoul	Expansion of Medicaid services for students at public schools; certain platforms, surveys, and analyses.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB2341	Shin	Department of Education; culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services; guidance and policies.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
SB747	Favola	Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; mental health and social assessments.	Monitor	Senate Courts of Justice	In Committee
HJ441	Martinez	Study; Virginia Commission on Youth; policies to support student mental health in Virginia’s elementary and secondary schools; report.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
SB819	Favola	Referrals to community-based outpatient stabilization programs for voluntary treatment.	Monitor	Senate Rehabilitation & Social Services	In Committee
HB2353	Wilt	Discharge plans; copies to public elementary and secondary schools.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1897	Willett	Board of Social Work; Board of Counseling; master’s social worker; scope of practice; regulations	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1877	Callsen	Barrier crimes; peer recovery specialists; screening requirements.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1827	Simonds	Comprehensive plan; social determinants of health.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB2420	Webert	Public institutions of higher education; intercollegiate athletics program coaches; Mental Health First Aid or similar training required.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB2287	Coyner	Guidelines and policies on school-connected overdose; response and parental notification.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB2290	Coyner	Behavioral health services; exchange of medical and mental health information and records; correctional facilities.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB2399	Scott	Parental access to minor’s health records.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending

Bill Number	Patron	Bill Description	Voice’s Position	Committee	Bill Status
HB2180	Tran	Child tax credit; Virginia adjusted gross income.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB2531	Sewell	Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements; civil action.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB1921	Ward	Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB1717	Price	Earned Income Tax Credit	Support		Committee Referral Pending
SB810	Rouse	Income tax, state; eligible low-income taxpayers to claim a refundable tax credit.	Support	Senate Finance & Appropriations	In Committee
HB1958	Bennett-Parker	School breakfasts; availability at no cost to students	Support		Committee Referral Pending
SB1003	Roem	School breakfasts; availability at no cost to students.	Support	Senate Education & Health	In Committee
HB1928	Ward	Minimum wage.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HJ447	Anthony	Virginia Commission to End Hunger; statewide food desert mapping tool; report.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB1723	Price	Department of Social Services; establishment of Task Force on Improving Access to Food Assistance Programs.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB1625	McClure	Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees; temporary foreign workers	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1651	Ballard	Social Services, Department of; applications for public assistance, immigration status inquiry.	Oppose		Committee Referral Pending
SB772	Sturtevant	Social Services, Department of; applications for public assistance, immigration status inquiry.	Oppose	Senate Courts of Justice	In Committee

Bill Number	Patron	Bill Description	Voice’s Position	Committee	Bill Status
HB1614	McClure	Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; postpartum doula care; report	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB1649	Hayes	Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB740	Locke	Medicine, Board of; continuing education, unconscious bias and cultural competency.	Support	Senate Education & Health	In Committee
SB831	Locke	Pregnant individuals; DMAS to seek federal authority to implement presumptive eligibility.	Support	Senate Education & Health	In Committee
HB2102	Feggans	Department of Medical Assistance Services; presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals; qualified entities; performance standards for qualified entities.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB1635	Cole	Certified nurse midwives; licensed certified midwives; independent practice; organized medical staff.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB2109	Herring	Task Force on Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures; report.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
SB980	Hashmi	Department of Medical Assistance Services; work group; state plan amendment; reimbursement for services by certified community health workers.	Support	Senate Rules	In Committee
SB981	Hashmi	Certified community health workers; annual report.	Support	Senate Education & Health	In Committee
HB1945	Reaser	School boards; student access to telehealth services; policies.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB2055	Reaser	Student health and safety; responsibility to contact parent of student at imminent risk of suicide; provision of suicide prevention materials required.	Support		Committee Referral Pending
HB1906	Willett	Department of Social Services; Department of Health; local departments of social services; local health districts; screening for unmet social needs; service referrals.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1827	Simonds	Comprehensive plan; social determinants of health.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1861	Price	Department of Health Professions; health regulatory boards; regulations; licensure by endorsement.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
SB799	Favola	School Health Services Committee; extends sunset date	Monitor	Senate Rules	In Committee
HB1929	LeVere Bolling	Department of Health; pregnancy mobile application.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1927	LeVere Bolling	Department of Medical Assistance Services; remote monitoring services for pregnant and postpartum patients; reimbursement.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
SB758	Locke	Remote monitoring services for pregnant and postpartum patients; reimbursement.	Monitor	Senate Education & Health	In Committee
HB1976	Laufer	Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1903	Willett	Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; Virginia Nursing Workforce Center established; reporting and monitoring of health care workforce programs; residency slots; work group; report	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1904	Willett	Department of Health; coverage for nursery services; certified nurse midwives; licensed certified midwives; nurse practitioners.	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
HB1569	Clark	Medical assistance services; changes definition of telemedicine services as used in the state plan	Monitor		Committee Referral Pending
SB842	Favola	Mobile health clinics; DHCD to include broadband access services for clinics.	Monitor	Senate General Laws & Technology	In Committee

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