VirginiaFederal benefit programs; DMAS & DSS shall study technology systems used to administer.
What it does
Department of Medical Assistance Services; Department of Social Services; administration of medical assistance and social services programs; technology modernization; report. Directs the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to contract with a third-party vendor to study and create a plan for the modernization of the technological systems used to administer federal benefit programs in the Commonwealth. The bill requires DSS and DMAS to develop and submit a legislative report that includes a plan to modernize the current technological systems to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by December 1, 2026, and to use the recommendations and plan outlined in such legislative report to move forward with the procurement process.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 6Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Feb 16Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 13Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 12committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Read first timeMinor
- Feb 9Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB66)
- Feb 3Committee substitute printed 26106631D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human ResourcesMinor
- Feb 3Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29House subcommittee offered
- Jan 29Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB66)
- Jan 16Assigned sub: Social ServicesMinor
- Mar 6Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Latest
- 2025
- Dec 30Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Dec 30Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104089DIntroduced