Certain decedents; local department of social services allowed to pay reasonable funeral expense.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to permit the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations allowing local departments of social services to pay the reasonable funeral expenses of certain decedents.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Local departments of social services; payment of reasonable funeral expenses. Permits the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations allowing local departments of social services to pay the reasonable funeral expenses of a decedent who was a recipient of social services or Supplemental Security Income.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 22, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 843 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Adele Y. McClure
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 20, N 18, X 1, A 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 6-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 8, N 6, A 1
Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 74, N 24, X 2
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (16-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 16, N 6
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 6, N 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 843.