Preventing courts from ordering services at higher rate than Medicaid
SB 128 prevents courts from ordering healthcare providers to be paid more than the standard Medicaid reimbursement rate for services. This directly affects courts issuing service orders and providers who accept Medicaid payments, ensuring court-ordered services align with existing Medicaid payment rules. The key provision requires all court-ordered payments to match the state’s Medicaid rate, eliminating the possibility of higher court-mandated fees. The bill became law on August 8, 2025, after the governor approved it on April 25, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Signed Aug 8, 2025
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What changed between versions
Committee Substitute
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Enrolled Committee Substitute
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5 edits
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Apr 25, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was finalized into an enrolled version, adding signatures from the Senate and House clerks and the Governor. The substantive policy text remains largely the same, but the list of sponsors was updated to include Senator Fuller, and the effective date was set to 90 days after passage.
Scope change
The scope of the law itself did not change, but the document now includes the formal certification and signature blocks required for a bill to become law.
ELIGIBILITY
The list of bill sponsors was updated from Senator Tarr alone to Senators Tarr and Fuller.
TIMELINE
The effective date was specified as 90 days from passage (July 11, 2025), replacing the previous committee report date.
TECHNICAL
Formal certification signatures for the Clerks of the Senate and House, and the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House were added to finalize the bill.
Minor text adjustments were made to the bill title, including changing 'A BILL' to 'AN ACT' and adding a blank line after the title.
The reference to 'Enrolled Version - Final Version' was removed from the 'Other Versions' list as this document is now the final version.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2025 · House of Delegates Apr 12, 2025
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 25, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Apr 25, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025
upper
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal
lower
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
upper
Apr 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 565)
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
To House Finance
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
To Finance
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 168)
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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