SB 981 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Certified community health workers; Department of Health shall evaluate status of workers, report.

Summary

Certified community health workers; annual report. Directs the Department of Health to submit a report on certified community health workers to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and the House Committee on Appropriations and the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget by November 1, 2025. This bill is 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 7, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized and assigned Chapter 510, with the approval date set to March 24, 2025. The core policy requirements for the Department of Health to evaluate community health workers and submit a report by November 1, 2025, remain unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added the specific chapter number (510) and the official approval date (March 24, 2025) to finalize the bill's enactment.

Removed the generic 'Approved' placeholder text and the session header formatting.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Jan 31, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 510 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB981ER)

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (81-Y 15-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services (17-Y 4-N)

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Assigned sub: Health Professions

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

upper

Jan 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors