2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB981: Certified community health workers; Department of Health shall evaluate status of workers, report.
Legislative Summary
Certified community health workers; annual report. Directs the Department of Health to submit a report on certified community health workers to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and the House Committee on Appropriations and the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget by November 1, 2025. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.
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Bill History
1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102193D
Senate
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB981)
Senate
1/17/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Senate
1/23/2025
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/29/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/29/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106406D-S1
Senate
1/30/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/30/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
1/30/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/31/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/31/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
1/31/2025
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Senate
1/31/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
1/31/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB981)
Senate
2/6/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Assigned sub: Health Professions
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services (17-Y 4-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Passed House (81-Y 15-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/20/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB981ER)
Senate
2/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB981)
Senate
2/20/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/23/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/5/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 510 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0510)
Roll Call Votes
Passed House (81-Y 15-N)
2/18/2025
81
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services (17-Y 4-N)
2/13/2025
17
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
1/30/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Ghazala Hashmi
Democrat