HB 1370 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Service providers; regulations for providers to individuals with developmental disabilities.

Summary

Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; regulations; service providers; emergency medical simulations; cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Directs the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to adopt regulations requiring certain providers to (i) conduct regular emergency medical simulations and train employees that regularly engage with people receiving services to prepare such employees to recognize and respond to situations where individuals receiving services require emergency medical treatment and (ii) require at least one employee trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to be on duty at each location where services are delivered.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute → Engrossed · 3 edits · Mar 10, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to simplify the title and text by removing specific mental health and substance use disorder categories from the list of covered individuals, narrowing the focus to only developmental disabilities. Additionally, the bill was renamed from 'cardiopulmonary resuscitation training' to 'emergency medical drills,' and the effective date for regulations was moved up from December 1, 2026, to September 1, 2026.

Scope change

The scope of the bill was narrowed by removing 'mental health disorders' and 'substance use disorders' from the list of conditions covered by the new regulations.

SCOPE

Removed 'mental health disorders' and 'substance use disorders' from the list of individuals covered by the emergency medical drill regulations.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement from specific 'cardiopulmonary resuscitation training' to broader 'emergency medical drills' and removed the explicit mandate for CPR-trained staff in the main text.

TIMELINE

Advanced the deadline for the Board to adopt regulations from December 1, 2026, to September 1, 2026.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Mar 9, 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

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 836 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1370ER)

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate committee offered

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

committee amendments agreed to

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

House committee offered

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Assigned sub: Behavioral Health

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 26104895D

lower

0 primary · 1 co-sponsor