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VA HB 1240

died on adjournment

Medicaid; eligibility determination appeal time limit, mailed communications time period.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Department of Social Services; Medicaid eligibility determination appeal time limit; mailed communications time period. Directs (i) the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend its regulations to extend the time limit for appeals of eligibility determinations and (ii) the Department of Medical Assistance Services and the Department of Social Services to amend their regulations to create a mailing time period for communications related to Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).

Introduced
2026-01-14
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Sponsors

  • Rodney T. Willettprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103838D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-23

    Assigned sub: Social Services

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-29

    House subcommittee offered

  5. 2026-01-29

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

    substitution

  6. 2026-02-03

    Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-02-03

    Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-02-03

    Committee substitute printed 26106657D-H1

    substitution

  9. 2026-02-03

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1240)

  10. 2026-02-06

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1240)

  11. 2026-02-11

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 1-N)

  12. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Appropriations

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute

    2026-01-29 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: not voting
    • Irene Shin: yes
    • Debra D. Gardner: yes
    • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
    • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
    • Nicole Cole: yes
    • Wendell S. Walker: yes
    • Mitchell Cornett: yes

  • Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute

    2026-02-03 · pass · 20-2

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Rodney T. Willett: yes
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • Patrick A. Hope: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
    • Sam Rasoul: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Irene Shin: yes
    • Joshua G. Cole: yes
    • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
    • Debra D. Gardner: yes
    • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
    • Mark C. Downey: yes
    • Nicole Cole: yes
    • Garrett McGuire: yes
    • M. Keith Hodges: yes
    • Wendell S. Walker: yes
    • Mike A. Cherry: yes
    • Phillip A. Scott: no
    • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
    • Timothy P. Griffin: no
    • Mitchell Cornett: yes

  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-02-11 · pass · 6-1

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Rodney T. Willett: no
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • M. Keith Hodges: yes
    • Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1240

Attribution

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