State/Local Hospitalization Program; repealing provisions relating to Program.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-66.9 and 54.1-2404 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal Chapter 12 (§§ 32.1-343 through 32.1-350) of Title 32.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to State/Local Hospitalization Program; repeal.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
State/Local Hospitalization Program; repeal. Eliminates the State/Local Hospitalization Program. Under current law, with such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly, the State/Local Hospitalization Program is established to assist indigent persons with certain inpatient and outpatient hospital expenses. This bill is identical to SB 736.
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 225 (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
Mark C. Downey
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 98, X 1
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 15
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 21, N 1
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.
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