VA SB 71
Status unknownHealth Care Decisions Act; patients incapable of making informed decisions, absence of next of kin.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did VA SB 71 pass?
The current status of VA SB 71 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-09): Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
What is VA SB 71 about?
Health Care Decisions Act; patients incapable of making informed decisions; absence of next of kin. Authorizes, for purposes of the Health Care Decisions Act, the patient care consulting committee to make health care decisions for a patient incapable of making informed decisions when no next of kin is reasonably available.
Who sponsors VA SB 71?
Barbara A. Favola is the primary sponsor of VA SB 71, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Health Care Decisions Act; patients incapable of making informed decisions; absence of next of kin. Authorizes, for purposes of the Health Care Decisions Act, the patient care consulting committee to make health care decisions for a patient incapable of making informed decisions when no next of kin is reasonably available.
- Introduced
- 2025-12-17
- Latest action
- 2026-02-09 — Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Barbara A. Favolaprimary
- Kannan Srinivasancosponsor
- Saddam Azlan Salimcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-09
Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
2026-01-27
Rereferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee
2026-01-27
Passed by temporarily
2026-01-26
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
2026-01-26
Education and Health Amendment agreed to
amendment-passage
2026-01-26
Read second time
reading-2
2026-01-23
Passed by for the day
2026-01-23
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-01-23
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-01-23
Rules suspended
2026-01-22
Reported from Education and Health with amendment (11-Y 2-N 1-A)
committee-passage
2026-01-22
Senate committee offered
2026-01-21
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB71)
2026-01-20
Senate subcommittee offered
2026-01-20
Assigned Education sub: Health
referral-committee
2025-12-17
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee
2025-12-17
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101398D
filing,introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Reported from Education and Health with amendment
2026-01-22 · pass · 11-2
Member-level votes (15)
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: no
- Mark J. Peake: no
- Todd E. Pillion: abstain
- Jennifer B. Boysko: not voting
- 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 R
2026-01-23 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: 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
- Adam P. Ebbin: 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: not voting
- 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
Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice
2026-02-09 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: not voting
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
Related bills
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