HB 1284 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

State plan for medical assistance; provider-to-provider consultation.

Summary
Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance; provider-to-provider consultation; telemedicine. Specifies that the Medicaid provision for provider-to-provider consultation includes payment for consultations provided through telemedicine services. This bill incorporates HB 87.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 3 comparisons

What changed between versions

Enrolled Social Services Subcommittee Substitute · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an 'Enrolled' version to a 'House Substitute' version, which typically indicates a revision by the House of Delegates before final passage. The substantive policy content regarding Medicaid benefits, eligibility rules, and provider contracts appears unchanged in the visible text, though the formatting and line breaks were significantly altered.
TECHNICAL

The document structure was changed from an 'Enrolled' bill (final version) to a 'House Substitute' (amended version by the House Committee), likely reflecting a revision in the legislative process. The visible policy text regarding medical benefits remains the same, but the formatting and line breaks were altered.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 9, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
13
Committee
11
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 767 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1284ER)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Assigned sub: Social Services
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26105500D
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.