# Virginia HB1405: Certain decedents; local department of social services allowed to pay reasonable funeral expense. Virginia HB1405, Certain decedents; local department of social services allowed to pay reasonable funeral expense., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Adele Y. McClure (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0843)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1405-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1405 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Certain decedents; local department of social services allowed to pay reasonable funeral expense. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0843) - Sponsor: Adele Y. McClure (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (161 yes, 56 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Local departments of social services; payment of reasonable funeral expenses. Permits the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations allowing local departments of social services to pay the reasonable funeral expenses of a decedent who was a recipient of social services or Supplemental Security Income. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local help with funeral costs for low-income: benefit, medium. The law lets the State Board set rules so local social services can pay reasonable funeral costs. Help is only for decedents who were on public assistance or Virginia residents receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI). A local department can pay only when it has enough funding. The Board’s firs… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adele Y. McClure (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 20 | 18 | 1 | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services | pass | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 74 | 24 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 16 | 6 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 6 | 2 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0843) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 843 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1405) (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1405ER) (House) - 2026-02-26: Enrolled (House) - 2026-02-26: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-24: Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N 1-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 6-N 1-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-13: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2026-02-13: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-13: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1405) (House) - 2026-02-12: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-10: Committee substitute printed 26107243D-H1 (House) - 2026-02-10: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (16-Y 6-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (House) - 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1405) (House) - 2026-01-27: Assigned sub: Social Services (House) - 2026-01-22: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-01-22: Presented and ordered printed 26104879D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222742.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222741.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179788.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179787.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1137110.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1137109.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132651.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132650.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131362.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131361.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093725.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093724.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222742.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222741.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179788.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179787.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1137110.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1137109.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132651.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132650.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131362.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131361.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093725.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093724.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1405-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).