HB 1119 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Guardianship; copy of appointment, termination, or modification order.

Summary
Guardianship; copy of appointment, termination, or modification order; Department of Medical Assistance Services. Removes the requirement of a clerk of court in a guardianship proceeding to forward a copy of an order appointing a guardian and a copy of the certificate of qualification to the Department of Medical Assistance Services. The bill further removes such a forwarding requirement when a guardianship is terminated or otherwise modified. This bill is identical to SB 216.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill marks the final approval of HB 1119, converting the legislative text from an 'Enrolled' draft to an official 'Chaptered' law. The substantive legal content regarding guardianship qualifications and clerk duties remains identical to the previous version, with no changes to policy, funding, or eligibility criteria.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; the text represents the same legislation now formally enacted into the Code of Virginia.
TECHNICAL

The document format was updated to reflect official chapter status, including the addition of a chapter number (265), an approval date (April 6, 2026), and page numbering, while removing draft session headers.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 20, 2026
D Democratic20
20 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
26
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 265 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1119ER)
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of May Nivar
May Nivar
DDemocratic
VA
57