VirginiaHospitals; emergency department physicians.
What it does
Hospitals; psychiatric emergency departments. Allows hospitals with psychiatric emergency departments located in the City of Hampton to operate without a physician on duty when certain conditions are met, including having written agreements in place with emergency medical service providers and being immediately adjacent to a non-psychiatric emergency department. The bill requires such psychiatric emergency departments to submit treatment data to the General Assembly on an annual basis by November 1.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 1318.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0297)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 297 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 4Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 4Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB738)
- Mar 4Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB738ER)Major
- Mar 4EnrolledMinor
- Feb 27Passed House (92-Y 4-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 27Read third timeMinor
- Feb 26Read second timeMinor
- Feb 24Reported from Health and Human Services (20-Y 2-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 24Read first timeMinor
- Feb 24Placed on Calendar
- Feb 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB738)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 16Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 26106705D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Senate committee offered
- Feb 12Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)Minor
- Feb 6Senate subcommittee offered
- Feb 6Assigned Education sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB738)
- Jan 16Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 16Presented and ordered printed 26104945DIntroduced