HB1040 — VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer.
Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 10, 2026.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 8 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read HB1040 on the official Virginia source →Action History
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444)
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 444 (effective 7/1/2026)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
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H Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
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S Signed by President
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H Signed by Speaker
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H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1040)
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H Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1040ER)
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H Enrolled
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S Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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S Read third time
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S Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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S Rules suspended
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S Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N)
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S Rereferred to Rules
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S Rereferred from Education and Health to Rules (13-Y 0-N)
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S Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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H Read third time and passed House (91-Y 5-N 2-A)
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H Read second time and engrossed
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H Read first time
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H Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
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H Placed on Appropriations Agenda
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H Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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H Placed on Appropriations Agenda
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H Assigned HAPP sub: Higher Education
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H Referred to Committee on Appropriations
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H Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)
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H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1040)
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H Placed on Education Agenda
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H Referred to Committee on Education
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H Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103333D
Sponsors
- Betsy B. Carr · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron R. Rouse | — | Yea |
| Angelia Williams Graves | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Christie New Craig | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Danica A. Roem | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker | — | Yea |
| Emily M. Jordan | — | Yea |
| Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. | — | Yea |
| J.D. "Danny" Diggs | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jennifer D. Carroll Foy | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| Kannan Srinivasan | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Lashrecse D. Aird | — | Yea |
| Luther Cifers, III | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Michael J. Jones | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Russet Perry | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Saddam Azlan Salim | — | Yea |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Stella G. Pekarsky | — | Yea |
| T. Travis Hackworth | — | Yea |
| Tammy Brankley Mulchi | — | Yea |
| Tara A. Durant | — | Yea |
| Timmy French | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron R. Rouse | — | Yea |
| Angelia Williams Graves | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Christie New Craig | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Danica A. Roem | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker | — | Yea |
| Emily M. Jordan | — | Yea |
| Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. | — | Yea |
| J.D. "Danny" Diggs | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jennifer D. Carroll Foy | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| Kannan Srinivasan | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Not Voting |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Lashrecse D. Aird | — | Yea |
| Luther Cifers, III | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Michael J. Jones | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Russet Perry | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Saddam Azlan Salim | — | Yea |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Stella G. Pekarsky | — | Yea |
| T. Travis Hackworth | — | Yea |
| Tammy Brankley Mulchi | — | Yea |
| Tara A. Durant | — | Yea |
| Timmy French | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron R. Rouse | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Christie New Craig | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Lashrecse D. Aird | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Not Voting |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Christie New Craig | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Not Voting |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Lashrecse D. Aird | — | Not Voting |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Russet Perry | — | Yea |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Yea |
| Stella G. Pekarsky | — | Yea |
| Tara A. Durant | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 91 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 91 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 5% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (100)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Q. Askew | — | Yea |
| Amy J. Laufer | — | Yea |
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| Bill Wiley | — | Yea |
| Briana D. Sewell | — | Yea |
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Charniele L. Herring | — | Yea |
| David A. Reid | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Ellen H. McLaughlin | — | Yea |
| James W. Morefield | — | Yea |
| Joshua E. Thomas | — | Yea |
| Kathy K.L. Tran | — | Yea |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Yea |
| M. Keith Hodges | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Yea |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Yea |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Rodney T. Willett | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Wyatt | — | Yea |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Yea |
| Terry L. Austin | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Alex Q. Askew | — | Yea |
| Amy J. Laufer | — | Yea |
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| David A. Reid | — | Yea |
| James W. Morefield | — | Yea |
| Joshua E. Thomas | — | Yea |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Not Voting |
| Terry L. Austin | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 5% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Q. Askew | — | Yea |
| Amy J. Laufer | — | Yea |
| Anne Ferrell Tata | — | Yea |
| Atoosa R. Reaser | — | Not Voting |
| Briana D. Sewell | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Destiny LeVere Bolling | — | Yea |
| Elizabeth R. Guzman | — | Yea |
| Eric R. Zehr | — | Nay |
| Gretchen M. Bulova | — | Yea |
| Hillary Pugh Kent | — | Yea |
| Jessica L. Anderson | — | Yea |
| Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler | — | Yea |
| Lindsey Dougherty | — | Yea |
| Madison Whittle | — | Yea |
| Mike A. Cherry | — | Yea |
| Nadarius E. Clark | — | Yea |
| Phillip A. Scott | — | Yea |
| Rae Cousins | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Yea |
| Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1040 do?
- VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer.
- Who sponsors HB1040?
- HB1040 is sponsored by Betsy B. Carr.
- What is the current status of HB1040?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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