VA HB 1025
Status unknownAccess to investigational drugs, etc.; patient with severely debilitating condition.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did VA HB 1025 pass?
The current status of VA HB 1025 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Health and Human Services
What is VA HB 1025 about?
Access to investigational drugs, biological products, and devices; patient with severely debilitating condition. Allows a patient who has a severely debilitating condition, defined in the bill as a disease or condition that causes major irreversible morbidity, to access investigational drugs, biological products, and devices when certain criteria are met. Under current law, only a patient who has a terminal condition may access such drugs, products, and devices.
Who sponsors VA HB 1025?
Wendell S. Walker is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1025, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Access to investigational drugs, biological products, and devices; patient with severely debilitating condition. Allows a patient who has a severely debilitating condition, defined in the bill as a disease or condition that causes major irreversible morbidity, to access investigational drugs, biological products, and devices when certain criteria are met. Under current law, only a patient who has a terminal condition may access such drugs, products, and devices.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Health and Human Services
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Wendell S. Walkerprimary
- Wren M. Williamscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-18
Left in Committee Health and Human Services
2026-02-10
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)
2026-02-05
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1025)
2026-01-23
Assigned sub: Health
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102452D
filing,introduction
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Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
2026-02-10 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Sam Rasoul: not voting
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: not voting
- Wendell S. Walker: no
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
Related bills
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