Health and Human Services

Thursday, February 26, 2026·23m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Virginia Health and Human Services Committee advanced ten Senate bills spanning Medicaid billing training, assisted living surveillance, mandatory reporting expansions, drug site cleanup, and food allergen labeling — with the most notable friction emerging over a waterworks receivership bill whose own subcommittee chair voted against it, and a restaurant allergen bill that drew a 14-to-6 full committee vote.

Key Actions

·SB73 – Medicaid Billing Navigation Training for SchoolsNo Vote

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Controversies

SB683 – Chair Hope's opposition to the waterworks receivership bill she was required to present

Chair Hope explicitly stated she was one of the four subcommittee members who voted against SB683 and asked another member to make the motion to report the bill rather than moving it herself. No named members argued the opposing position on the record, and the bill was ultimately reported 18 to 2 at the full committee level.

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Notable Quotes

“The subcommittee recommended reporting by vote of 6 to 4. Unfortunately, I was one of the four. And so I want. If anyone would move that, I'd appreciate it.”
Chair Hope — Chair Hope was presenting SB683, which would expand the Commissioner of Health's authority to petition for receivership of public waterworks, but disclosed she had personally voted against it in subcommittee and asked a colleague to make the motion to advance the bill.

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Votes

Move the committee amendment to SB73Passed

Report SB73 as amendedPassed

Report SB409Passed

Report SB556 and refer to AppropriationsPassed

Report SB564 and refer to AppropriationsPassed

Move the amendment to SB278Passed

Report SB278 with amendmentPassed

Move the amendment to SB374Passed

Report SB374 as amended and refer to AppropriationsPassed

Report SB392 and refer to AppropriationsPassed

Report SB633Passed

Move the amendment to SB183Passed

Report SB183 as amendedPassed

Report SB683Passed

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TranscriptPreview

Good morning. I'm just going to call us to order, but also put us at ease. Thank you. We'll resume shortly. Good morning and welcome back to the Health and Human Services full committee. I'm Delegate Rodney Willett, your chair. Thank you for being with us today. And we're going to take the roll. Excellent. And we have a quorum. We've got a couple of committee reports this morning for bills that were already heard in sub. And we're going to start with. With Chair Tran and Social Services, which just met moments ago. Thank you so much. Mr. Chair, the first bill up we have is Senate Bill 73. I'd like to move the committee amendment. Second, we have a motion that's been properly seconded to move the amendment. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed notes that's before us. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Senate Bill 73 from Senator Srinivasan directs the Virginia 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. The subcommittee recommended reporting and referring to appropriations unanimously.…

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