Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted

HB1504 — Service member community members; medical care facilities, health care equity.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0474)

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 09, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Service member community members; medical care facilities, health care equity.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read HB1504 on the official Virginia source →

How this bill changes current law

23 changes Share ↗

Compared against the Code of Virginia as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Code of Virginia: 32.1-137.012..

  • 32.1-137.012.

    A. For the purposes of this section:

    Inserts “A. For the purposes of this section:”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    "Service member" means

    Inserts “"Service member" means”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    an individual who is a member of the

    Inserts “an individual who is a member of the”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    active or reserve components of the

    Inserts “active or reserve components of the”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    Army

    Inserts “Army”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    , Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,

    Inserts “, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    or

    Inserts “or”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    Public Health Service

    Inserts “Public Health Service”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    of the United States

    Inserts “of the United States”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    .

    Inserts “.”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    "Service member community member" means

    Inserts “"Service member community member" means”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    a service member, a veteran, the spouse of a service member or veteran, the child of a service member or veteran, or the stepchild of a s

    Inserts “a service member, a veteran, the spouse of a service member or veteran, the child of a service member or veteran, or the stepchild of a s”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    ervice member or veteran.

    Inserts “ervice member or veteran.”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    "

    Inserts “"”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    Veteran" means

    Inserts “Veteran" means”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    a person who ser

    Inserts “a person who ser”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    ved in the active military, naval, air, or space service of the United States and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.

    Inserts “ved in the active military, naval, air, or space service of the United States and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    B. A medical care facility may screen each patient for information on the patient's eligibility as a service member community member and include in such patient's medical record whether the patient is a service mem

    Inserts “B. A medical care facility may screen each patient for information on the patient's eligibility as a service member community member and include in such patient's medical record whether the patient is a service mem”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    ber community member.

    Inserts “ber community member.”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    C. A medical care facility may identify service member community members as a vulnerable population and comply with the standards associated with the National Patient Safety Goal to Improve

    Inserts “C. A medical care facility may identify service member community members as a vulnerable population and comply with the standards associated with the National Patient Safety Goal to Improve”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    Health Care Equity

    Inserts “Health Care Equity”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    report

    Inserts “report”.

  • 32.1-137.012.

    published by The Joint Commission.

    Inserts “published by The Joint Commission.”.

Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0474)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 474 (effective 7/1/2026)

  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  4. H Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

  5. S Signed by President

  6. H Signed by Speaker

  7. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1504)

  8. H Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1504ER)

  9. H Enrolled

  10. S Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. S Read third time

  12. S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  13. S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)

  14. S Rules suspended

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

  16. S Assigned Education sub: Health

  17. S Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  18. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  19. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1504)

  20. H Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  21. H Engrossed by House as amended

  22. H committee amendment agreed to

  23. H Read second time

  24. H Read first time

  25. H Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)

  26. H Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda

  27. H House subcommittee offered

  28. H Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)

  29. H Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda

  30. H Assigned sub: Health

  31. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1504)

  32. H Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  33. H Presented and ordered printed 26104978D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Passed Senate

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37003
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)

Official roll call →

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 97003
Total 97003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Not Voting
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Yea
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
Eric Phillips — Yea
Eric R. Zehr — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Yea
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Not Voting
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Yea
Karen Hamilton — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mitchell Cornett — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Timothy P. Griffin — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21001
Total 21001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (22)

Official roll call →

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8002
Total 8002
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Irene Shin — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Not Voting
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Not Voting
Wendell S. Walker — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB1504 do?
Service member community members; medical care facilities, health care equity.
Who sponsors HB1504?
HB1504 is sponsored by Delores L. McQuinn.
What is the current status of HB1504?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track HB1504?
Track HB1504 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB1504

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Stay ahead of HB1504

Last checked for changes 4 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →