# Virginia HB2539: Dental care services for pregnant women; state plan for medical assistance services, report. Virginia HB2539, Dental care services for pregnant women; state plan for medical assistance services, report., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Candi Mundon King (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0461)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2539-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2539 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Dental care services for pregnant women; state plan for medical assistance services, report. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-09 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0461) - Sponsor: Candi Mundon King (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 13 (534 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; dental care services for pregnant women; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment for comprehensive dental care services for pregnant women. The bill requires the Department to report to the Governor and General Assembly annually on the implementation and outcomes of the provision, and requires the first such report to be submitted by November 1, 2026. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Candi Mundon King (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Senate Amendment agreed to by House | pass | 95 | 1 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 6 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-01-28 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (39) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0461) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 461 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2539) (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2539ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-20: Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Education and Health Amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate Amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Reading of amendment waived (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2025-02-02: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-31: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-28: Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-28: Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources (House) - 2025-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2539) (House) - 2025-01-23: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-21: Assigned sub: Social Services (House) - 2025-01-09: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103448D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077127.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077126.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067617.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067616.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1064425.HTML) - Amendment, 2025-02-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052550.HTML) - Amendment, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047699.HTML) - Introduced, 2025-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017476.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017475.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077127.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077126.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067617.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067616.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1064425.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052550.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047699.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017476.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017475.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) - [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-HB2539-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).