Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 8, 2026

HB 1147: Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training.

Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; continuing education; bias reduction training. Directs the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to require certain licensees to complete continuing learning activities on bias reduction in health care as part of their continuing education and continuing competency requirements for licensure and authorizes the Board of Nursing to require certain continuing learning activities or courses in a specific subject area. Under current law, the Board of Medicine has such authority. This bill is identical to SB 22.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates bias reduction training for healthcare licensees, improving patient care quality and addressing discrimination in health services.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 8, 2026

SB 596: Contraception; definitions, establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.

Contraception; right to contraception; applicability; enforcement. Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill clarifies that none of its provisions shall be construed to permit or sanction the performance of any sterilization procedure without a patient's voluntary and informed consent. The bill creates a cause of action that may be instituted against anyone who infringes on such right. This bill is identical to HB 6.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes legal right to contraceptives, protecting access to a core healthcare service and patient rights per bill's enforcement provisions.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 8, 2026

HB 257: Comprehensive plan; social determinants of health.

Comprehensive plan; social determinants of health. Encourages localities to utilize relevant and available data and research related to social determinants of health to consider how the locality's adopted comprehensive plan will impact the locality's overall public health and access to health care services.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEncourages data-driven planning to improve public health and health care access, aligning with supportive indicators.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 8, 2026

SB 22: Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training.

Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; continuing education; bias reduction training. Directs the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to require certain licensees to complete continuing learning activities on implicit and explicit bias reduction in health care as part of their continuing education and continuing competency requirements for licensure and authorizes the Board of Nursing to require certain continuing learning activities or courses in a specific subject area. Under current law, the Board of Medicine has such authority.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates bias reduction training for medical/nursing licensees to improve patient care quality and address healthcare disparities, aligning with support indicators like improved access and patient rights.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 8, 2026

HB 6: Contraception; definitions, establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.

Contraception; right to contraception; applicability; enforcement. Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill clarifies that none of its provisions shall be construed to permit or sanction the performance of any sterilization procedure without a patient's voluntary and informed consent. The bill creates a cause of action that may be instituted against anyone who infringes on such right. This bill is identical to SB 596.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes right to contraceptives, protecting patient access to reproductive healthcare services, aligning with healthcare access and rights indicators.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 232: Collaborative agreements; removes registered nurses from list of practitioners, etc.

Collaborative agreements; practitioners; diagnosis. Removes registered nurses from the list of practitioners whose diagnoses may form the basis of drug therapy conducted pursuant to a collaborative agreement between a practitioner and a pharmacist.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRemoves registered nurses from collaborative agreements enabling drug therapy, restricting their scope of practice and limiting provider access in healthcare delivery.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 998: Menstrual products ingredient labeling; restriction of substances, delayed effective date.

Menstrual supplies ingredient labeling; restriction of substances; civil penalty. Requires that each package or box containing menstrual supplies, as defined in the bill, contain a label of all ingredients that are included within such products when sold within the Commonwealth. Such label shall be displayed by the manufacturer in a manner that is visible and easy to understand for the consumer. The bill requires any manufacturer to make changes to the label reflecting any changes of ingredients within 18 months of any such changes. The bill also requires the manufacturer to post the required label information on its website. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRestricts harmful substances (talc, lead, mercury) in menstrual products, enhancing consumer safety and public health protection within healthcare context.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 452: Practice of radiologic technology; licensure exceptions, sunset.

Practice of radiologic technology; licensure exceptions. Permits a person employed or engaged by a hospital, health system, or urgent care center that is affiliated with a hospital or health care system to practice within the scope of his employment as a radiologic technologist, radiologic assistant, or radiologic technologist, limited without obtaining a license. Under current law, such exception only applies to radiologic technologists who are employees of a hospital. The bill exempts the initial promulgation of regulations pursuant to the bill by the Board of Medicine from the requirements of the Administrative Process Act. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2029.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands scope for radiologic staff in hospitals/urgent care without licenses, improving access to diagnostic services per bill's licensure exception expansion.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 2, 2026

HB 38: Public schools; mental health awareness training and instruction, requirements.

Public schools; mental health awareness training and instruction; requirements. Requires each teacher and other relevant personnel, as determined by the applicable school board, employed on a full-time basis to complete mental health awareness training that addresses the needs of youth populations that are at a high risk of experiencing mental health challenges and disorders in accordance with evidence-based best practices developed by the American Psychological Association. Current law requires such teachers and personnel to complete mental health awareness training but does not contain any requirements relating to the specific topics such training must address. The bill prohibits any of its provisions or any policy adopted in accordance with its provisions from being construed to permit biased or discriminatory treatment of any youth population deemed to be at a high risk of experiencing mental health challenges and disorders.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates mental health training for teachers addressing youth mental health needs, advancing student well-being programs in schools per APA best practices.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates mental health awareness training for school staff addressing youth mental health challenges, directly supporting mental health services through evidence-based practices.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Mar 31, 2026

HB 220: Health insurance; tobacco surcharge.

Health insurance; tobacco surcharge. Eliminates the authority of a health carrier to vary its premium rates based on tobacco use. Under current law, a health carrier may charge premium rates up to 1.5 times higher for a tobacco user than for a nonuser. The provisions of the bill apply to health benefit plans providing individual or small group health insurance coverage entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEliminates tobacco-based premium surcharges, making health insurance more accessible and affordable for tobacco users by removing a cost barrier.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare