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SB73Introduced in the Senate

Medicaid billing navigation for certain school services; DMAS to train local school division staff.

Passed

Introduced by Kannan Srinivasan, District 32

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid billing navigation. Directs the 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, including the federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and to ensure that all school divisions are able to fully leverage Medicaid funding opportunities to enhance student health services in the Commonwealth. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the School Health Services Committee.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0816)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 5, 2026

39

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Yes
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100487D

  2. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  3. Assigned Education sub: Public Education

  4. Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB73)

  6. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)

  9. Passed by for the day

  10. Committee substitute printed 26107861D-S1

  11. Read second time

  12. Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  13. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  14. Rules suspended

  15. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  16. Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  17. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB73)

  18. Placed on Calendar

  19. Read first time

  20. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  21. Assigned sub: Social Services

  22. House subcommittee offered

  23. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)

  24. Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N)

  25. Read second time

  26. Read third time

  27. committee amendment agreed to

  28. Engrossed by House as amended

  29. Passed House with amendment (79-Y 19-N 0-A)

  30. House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  31. Enrolled

  32. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB73ER)

  33. Signed by President

  34. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB73)

  35. Signed by Speaker

  36. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  37. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  38. Approved by Governor-Chapter 816 (effective 7/1/2026)

  39. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0816)

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