# Virginia HB2471: Students at public schools; expansion of Medicaid services, certain platforms, surveys, and analyses

Virginia HB2471, Students at public schools; expansion of Medicaid services, certain platforms, surveys, and analyses, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sam Rasoul (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-17 (Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2471
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Students at public schools; expansion of Medicaid services, certain platforms, surveys, and analyses
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-17, Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Sam Rasoul (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (131 yes, 27 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Expansion of Medicaid services for students at public schools; certain platforms, surveys, and analyses; report. Requires the Department of Education to enter into one or more statewide contracts with providers of a platform for Medicaid billing for reimbursable services rendered at school sites that any school board may utilize at no cost to facilitate, track, and coordinate such billing. The bill requires the Department of Education to survey each local school division to determine which school divisions bill Medicaid for reimbursable services rendered at school sites, the types of services that are billed, and the amounts for which such services are billed and to report its findings to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the School Health Services Committee no later than August 1, 2025. The bill also requires the School Health Services Committee to collaborate with local school divisions and such other stakeholders as it deems necessary to identify barriers to Medicaid billing for reimbursable services rendered at school sites in each local school division, with a particular focus on local school divisions in which such Medicaid billing is unutilized or underutilized.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sam Rasoul (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 5 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 77 | 22 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-02-17: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2471) (House)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Read third time and passed House (77-Y 22-N) (House)
- 2025-01-27: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-27: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-24: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-22: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-21: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-20: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104383D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016427.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016425.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016427.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016425.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2471-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).