VirginiaUniform Health Care Decisions Act; civil penalty.
What it does
Uniform Health Care Decisions Act; civil penalty. Repeals most provisions of the Health Care Decisions Act and enacts the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act. The bill creates a process for the execution of advance health care directives, as defined in the bill; establishes criteria for determining the capacity of an individual to make health care decisions; provides for the establishment of a default surrogate in the absence of an appointed agent for health care decisions; establishes powers and duties of agents appointed by powers of attorney for health care; and establishes duties of health care professionals.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/11/2026 2:17 pm)Latest
- Mar 6Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Senate committee offered
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Mar 2Senate committee offered
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB548)
- Feb 18Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26106652D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/12/2026 9:47 am)
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11House subcommittee offered
- Feb 10Assigned HCJ sub: CriminalMinor
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB548)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 13Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/13/2026 1:31 pm)
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104963DIntroduced