2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB842: Mobile health clinics; DHCD to include broadband access services for clinics.

Legislative Summary

Department of Housing and Community Development; broadband access services for mobile health clinics. Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to, as part of its broader initiative to support the development and implementation of programs that support telehealth, include broadband access services for mobile health clinics as a priority for broadband nondeployment programs using federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program funding to the extent approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.

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Bill History

1/2/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102179D
Senate
1/2/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/15/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/22/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/23/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/23/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/23/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/24/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/24/2025
Reading of amendments waived
Senate
1/24/2025
General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to
Senate
1/24/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
1/24/2025
Printed as engrossed 25102179D-E
Senate
1/27/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/27/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB842)
Senate
2/4/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/18/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB842ER)
Senate
2/18/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB842)
Senate
2/18/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Senate
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 356 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0356)

Amendments

General Laws and Technology Amendments

General Laws and Technology Amendments

Not Adopted

General Laws and Technology Amendments

General Laws and Technology Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
1/27/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
1/15/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Favola
Barbara Favola
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/20251.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/18/20251.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/24/20253.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/2/20253.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/18/202597.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/27/202596.6 KB