SB 1038 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Telehealth visits for patients with disabilities; best practice educational training.

Summary

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; best practice training; telehealth visits for patients with disabilities. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to develop and disseminate best practice educational training for health care providers on how to conduct telehealth visits for patients with disabilities. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 323 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, directing the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to create training for healthcare providers on conducting telehealth visits for patients with disabilities, including those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; the bill's applicability and requirements remain the same as the enrolled version.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout changes from the enrolled draft to the final chaptered version, including addition of chapter number, approval date, and reformatting of text for publication.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Jan 24, 2025

D Democratic21

20 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

17 Yea 2

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 323 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1038ER)

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (97-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Assigned sub: Behavioral Health

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health

upper

Jan 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor