HB1504Introduced in the House of Delegates
Service member community members; medical care facilities, health care equity.
Introduced by Delores McQuinn, District 81
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Service member community members; medical care facilities; health care equity. Permits medical care facilities to screen each patient for information on their eligibility as a service member community member, as defined by the bill. The bill permits medical care facilities to identify service member community members as a vulnerable population and comply with the most recent health care equity standards published by The Joint Commission.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0474)
April 8, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 2, 2026
40
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Presented and ordered printed 26104978D
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1504)
Assigned sub: Health
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Read second time
committee amendment agreed to
Engrossed by House as amended
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1504)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Assigned Education sub: Health
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1504ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1504)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 474 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0474)
Verify the information
- Official page on the Virginia Legislature website
- Health and Human Services Amendment (amendment)
- Health Subcommittee Amendment (amendment)
- Health and Human Services Amendment (amendment)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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