VA HB 392
enactedSickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 392 pass?
Yes. VA HB 392 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-13. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0600)
What is VA HB 392 about?
Sickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk. Requires the sickle cell screening and treatment program to include the offering of educational resources to health care providers on the increased risks for certain cancers among individuals with sickle cell disease or the sickle cell trait.
Who sponsors VA HB 392?
Alex Q. Askew is the primary sponsor of VA HB 392, joined by 78 cosponsors.
Description
Sickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk. Requires the sickle cell screening and treatment program to include the offering of educational resources to health care providers on the increased risks for certain cancers among individuals with sickle cell disease or the sickle cell trait.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-12
- Latest action
- 2026-04-13 — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0600)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Alex Q. Askewprimary
- Marty Martinezcosponsor
- Michelle Lopes Maldonadocosponsor
- Alfonso H. Lopezcosponsor
- Destiny LeVere Bollingcosponsor
- James A. "Jay" Leftwichcosponsor
- Amy J. Laufercosponsor
- Paul E. Krizekcosponsor
- Terry G. Kilgorecosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarracosponsor
- Hillary Pugh Kentcosponsor
- Patrick A. Hopecosponsor
- Charniele L. Herringcosponsor
- Phil M. Hernandezcosponsor
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.cosponsor
- Dan I. Helmercosponsor
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.cosponsor
- Elizabeth R. Guzmancosponsor
- Jackie H. Glasscosponsor
- Debra D. Gardnercosponsor
- Margaret A. Franklincosponsor
- Lily V. Franklincosponsor
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.cosponsor
- Michael B. Fegganscosponsor
- Mark C. Downeycosponsor
- Lindsey Doughertycosponsor
- Karrie K. Delaneycosponsor
- Rae Cousinscosponsor
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowlercosponsor
- Nicole Colecosponsor
- Joshua G. Colecosponsor
- Laura Jane Cohencosponsor
- Nadarius E. Clarkcosponsor
- Mike A. Cherrycosponsor
- Stacey Annie Carrollcosponsor
- Betsy B. Carrcosponsor
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegiecosponsor
- Katrina Callsencosponsor
- Gretchen M. Bulovacosponsor
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.cosponsor
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parkercosponsor
- Jason S. Ballardcosponsor
- Terry L. Austincosponsor
- Bonita G. Anthonycosponsor
- Jessica L. Andersoncosponsor
- Scott A. Wyattcosponsor
- Tony O. Wiltcosponsor
- Rodney T. Willettcosponsor
- Bill Wileycosponsor
- Michael J. Webertcosponsor
- Vivian E. Wattscosponsor
- Jeion A. Wardcosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Trancosponsor
- Luke E. Toriancosponsor
- Virgil Thorntoncosponsor
- Joshua E. Thomascosponsor
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.cosponsor
- JJ Singhcosponsor
- Shelly A. Simondscosponsor
- Marcus B. Simoncosponsor
- Irene Shincosponsor
- Briana D. Sewellcosponsor
- Holly M. Seiboldcosponsor
- Don Scottcosponsor
- Charlie Schmidtcosponsor
- David A. Reidcosponsor
- Atoosa R. Reasercosponsor
- Sam Rasoulcosponsor
- Marcia S. "Cia" Pricecosponsor
- Kimberly Pope Adamscosponsor
- Israel D. O'Quinncosponsor
- May Nivarcosponsor
- James W. Morefieldcosponsor
- Leslie Chambers Mehtacosponsor
- Delores L. McQuinncosponsor
- Joseph P. McNamaracosponsor
- Garrett McGuirecosponsor
- John Chilton McAuliffcosponsor
- Adele Y. McClurecosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-12
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104087D
filing,introduction
2026-01-12
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
referral-committee
2026-01-16
Assigned sub: Health
referral-committee
2026-02-05
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB392)
2026-02-10
House subcommittee offered
2026-02-10
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
substitution
2026-02-12
Committee substitute printed 26106556D-H1
substitution
2026-02-12
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
referral-committee
2026-02-12
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB392)
2026-02-13
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2026-02-13
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-15
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-16
Read second time
reading-2
2026-02-16
committee substitute agreed to
substitution
2026-02-16
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution
2026-02-17
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-18
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-18
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Assigned Education sub: Health
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-27
Rules suspended
2026-02-27
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-27
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-03-02
Read third time
reading-3
2026-03-02
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage
2026-03-05
Enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-05
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB392ER)
passage
2026-03-05
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB392)
2026-03-05
Signed by Speaker
passage
2026-03-05
Signed by President
passage
2026-03-10
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled,executive-receipt
2026-03-10
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-13
Approved by Governor-Chapter 600 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
2026-04-13
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0600)
Versions
Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute
2026-02-10 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute
2026-02-12 · pass · 21-0
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: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: not voting
Reported from Appropriations
2026-02-13 · pass · 22-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
Subcommittee recommends reporting
2026-02-13 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- 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
H VOTE:
2026-02-17 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (99)
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: not voting
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Will Davis: yes
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Timothy P. Griffin: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Karen Hamilton: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: yes
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: not voting
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- May Nivar: yes
- Delores Oates: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Justin Pence: yes
- Eric Phillips: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Chris S. Runion: yes
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Don Scott: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: yes
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- R. Lee Ware: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Madison Whittle: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: yes
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Eric R. Zehr: yes
Reported from Education and Health
2026-02-26 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
2026-02-27 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: not voting
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: not voting
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: not voting
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Passage R
2026-03-02 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
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