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VA SB 71

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Health Care Decisions Act; patients incapable of making informed decisions, absence of next of kin.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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
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Sponsors

  • Barbara A. Favolaprimary
  • Kannan Srinivasancosponsor
  • Saddam Azlan Salimcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-17

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101398D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-12-17

    Referred to Committee on Education and Health

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-20

    Assigned Education sub: Health

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-20

    Senate subcommittee offered

  5. 2026-01-21

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB71)

  6. 2026-01-22

    Senate committee offered

  7. 2026-01-22

    Reported from Education and Health with amendment (11-Y 2-N 1-A)

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-01-23

    Rules suspended

  9. 2026-01-23

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  10. 2026-01-23

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  11. 2026-01-23

    Passed by for the day

  12. 2026-01-26

    Read second time

    reading-2

  13. 2026-01-26

    Education and Health Amendment agreed to

    amendment-passage

  14. 2026-01-26

    Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

  15. 2026-01-27

    Passed by temporarily

  16. 2026-01-27

    Rereferred to Committee for Courts of Justice

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-02-09

    Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)

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

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB71

Attribution

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