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VA HB 435

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Palliative Care Info. & Ed. Prog. & Palliative Care & Quality of Life Advisory Council; established.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 435 pass?

The current status of VA HB 435 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Appropriations

What is VA HB 435 about?

Palliative Care Information and Education Program; Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council established. Directs the Board of Health to include in its regulations a requirement that every hospital, nursing home, and certified nursing facility licensed by the Board (i) establish a system for identifying patients or residents who may benefit from palliative care and (ii) provide information about and facilitate access to appropriate palliative care services for patients or residents experiencing illness, injuries, or conditions that substantially affect quality of life for more than a short period of time. The bill also directs the Department of Health to establish a palliative care consumer and professional information and education program to maximize the effectiveness of palliative care initiatives in the Commonwealth by (a) ensuring that comprehensive and accurate information and education about palliative care is available to the public, health care providers, and health care facilities and (b) implementing such other initiatives related to education about palliative care and the delivery of palliative care services as may be necessary to educate health care professionals and the public about palliative care. The bill further establishes the Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council to advise the Department on matters related to the establishment, operation, maintenance, and outcomes evaluations of such initiatives. The bill directs the Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council to study the possibility of establishing a Medicaid benefit for palliative care and the need for a licensure scheme for palliative care providers. The bill further directs the Board of Health to develop a statewide advanced care planning campaign to increase public awareness of available palliative care options.

Who sponsors VA HB 435?

Destiny LeVere Bolling is the primary sponsor of VA HB 435, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Palliative Care Information and Education Program; Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council established. Directs the Board of Health to include in its regulations a requirement that every hospital, nursing home, and certified nursing facility licensed by the Board (i) establish a system for identifying patients or residents who may benefit from palliative care and (ii) provide information about and facilitate access to appropriate palliative care services for patients or residents experiencing illness, injuries, or conditions that substantially affect quality of life for more than a short period of time. The bill also directs the Department of Health to establish a palliative care consumer and professional information and education program to maximize the effectiveness of palliative care initiatives in the Commonwealth by (a) ensuring that comprehensive and accurate information and education about palliative care is available to the public, health care providers, and health care facilities and (b) implementing such other initiatives related to education about palliative care and the delivery of palliative care services as may be necessary to educate health care professionals and the public about palliative care. The bill further establishes the Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council to advise the Department on matters related to the establishment, operation, maintenance, and outcomes evaluations of such initiatives. The bill directs the Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council to study the possibility of establishing a Medicaid benefit for palliative care and the need for a licensure scheme for palliative care providers. The bill further directs the Board of Health to develop a statewide advanced care planning campaign to increase public awareness of available palliative care options.

Introduced
2026-01-12
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Destiny LeVere Bollingprimary
  • Virgil Thorntoncosponsor
  • Karrie K. Delaneycosponsor
  • Bonita G. Anthonycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-12

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104999D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-21

    Assigned sub: Health

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-03

    House subcommittee offered

  5. 2026-02-03

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)

    substitution

  6. 2026-02-04

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB435)

  7. 2026-02-05

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

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-02-05

    Committee substitute printed 26106298D-H1

    substitution

  9. 2026-02-05

    Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-09

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB435)

  11. 2026-02-11

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)

  12. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Appropriations

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute

    2026-02-03 · 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

    2026-02-05 · 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 · 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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB435

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