# Virginia HB227: Line of Duty Act; transitional coverage.

Virginia HB227, Line of Duty Act; transitional coverage., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mitchell Cornett (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-18 (Left in Committee Appropriations) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB227-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB227
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Line of Duty Act; transitional coverage.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-02-18, Left in Committee Appropriations
- Sponsor: Mitchell Cornett (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (5 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Line of Duty Act; transitional coverage. Requires the Department of Human Resource Management to acquire and provide temporary transitional health insurance coverage to disabled persons, eligible spouses, and eligible dependents during the period of transition into the LODA (Line of Duty Act) Health Benefits Plans. Current law authorizes but does not require the Department to acquire and provide such temporary transitional health insurance coverage to disabled persons, eligible spouses, and eligible dependents during such period.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mitchell Cornett (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-02-18: Left in Committee Appropriations (House)
- 2026-02-09: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB227) (House)
- 2026-01-15: Assigned HAPP sub: Compensation and Retirement (House)
- 2026-01-08: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103499D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083183.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083182.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083183.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083182.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB227-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).