Mobile health clinics; DHCD to include broadband access services for clinics.
Summary
Department of Housing and Community Development; broadband access services for mobile health clinics. Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to, as part of its broader initiative to support the development and implementation of programs that support telehealth, include broadband access services for mobile health clinics as a priority for broadband nondeployment programs using federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program funding to the extent approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 2, 2025
Signed Mar 21, 2025
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The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 356 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, directing the Department of Housing and Community Development to prioritize broadband access for mobile health clinics in federal funding programs.
TECHNICAL
Formatting and layout changes from draft to final enrolled version, including session headers, chapter number, and approval date (March 21, 2025).
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 14, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jan 27, 2025
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 356 (Effective 07/01/25)
Feb 20, 2025
Senate · Passed
Signed by President
Feb 18, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Signed by Speaker
Feb 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB842ER)
Feb 14, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
Feb 11, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N)
Feb 6, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Feb 5, 2025
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
Feb 4, 2025
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Jan 27, 2025
Senate · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Jan 24, 2025
Senate · Amendment offered
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Jan 24, 2025
Senate · Amendment adopted
General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to
Jan 24, 2025
Senate · Amendment offered
Reading of amendments waived
Jan 23, 2025
Senate · Passed
Passed by for the day
Jan 22, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Jan 15, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Jan 2, 2025
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
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