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SB736 Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-06

State/Local Hospitalization Program; repealing provisions relating to Program.

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.

Bill Details

State

Virginia

Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB736

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Sponsors

Travis Hackworth (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 226 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 226 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-10 S Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
2026-03-04 S Signed by President
2026-03-04 H Signed by Speaker
2026-03-04 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB736)
2026-03-04 S Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB736ER)
2026-03-04 S Enrolled
2026-02-27 H Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-27 H Read third time
2026-02-26 H Read second time
2026-02-24 H Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
2026-02-20 H Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2026-02-20 H Read first time
2026-02-20 H Placed on Calendar
2026-02-16 S Blank Action
2026-02-16 S Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-16 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-16 S Rules suspended
2026-02-16 S Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-16 S Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
2026-02-16 S Read second time
2026-02-16 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB736)
2026-02-13 S Committee substitute printed 26107887D-S1
2026-02-13 S Passed by for the day
2026-02-13 S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13 S Rules suspended
2026-02-12 S Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
2026-02-05 S Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2026-02-03 S Assigned Education sub: Health
2026-01-22 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB736)
2026-01-16 S Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2026-01-16 S Presented and ordered printed 26105176D

Votes

2026-02-05 Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) Yea: 15 Nay: 0
2026-02-12 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 0-N) Yea: 13 Nay: 0
2026-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 35 Nay: 0
2026-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 39 Nay: 0
2026-02-16 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 39 Nay: 0
2026-02-24 Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) Yea: 22 Nay: 0
2026-02-27 Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 96 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-16 S Education and Health
2026-02-03 S Education: Health
2026-02-05 S Finance and Appropriations
2026-02-20 H Health and Human Services

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-16 Introduced
2026-02-13 Comm Sub
2026-03-04 Enrolled

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