DMAS; application for medical assistance, eligibility for Medicaid Works.
Summary
Department of Medical Assistance Services; application for medical assistance; eligibility for Medicaid Works. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek the necessary approvals from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to amend its application for medical assistance to gather all necessary information to determine an applicant's eligibility for the Medicaid Works program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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This bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 484 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content remains unchanged; the bill directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek CMS approval to update its Medicaid application process for the Medicaid Works program. The changes are purely formatting and structural, converting the bill from an enrolled draft to a finalized chapter.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability. The operational requirements remain identical.
TECHNICAL
Converted the document from an enrolled bill draft to a finalized chaptered act with proper formatting, including chapter number (484), approval date (March 24, 2025), and standard legislative structure.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 484 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1804ER)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Assigned sub: Social Services
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Laura Jane Cohen
DDemocratic
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