# Virginia HB300: Expiration of cooperative agreements; period of oversight by VDH Commissioner, transfer of records.

Virginia HB300, Expiration of cooperative agreements; period of oversight by VDH Commissioner, transfer of records., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Patrick A. Hope (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-02-26 (Continued to 2027 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB300-2026
- As of: 2026-10-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB300
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Expiration of cooperative agreements; period of oversight by VDH Commissioner, transfer of records.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-02-26, Continued to 2027 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Patrick A. Hope (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (126 yes, 16 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Expiration of cooperative agreements; period of oversight by Commissioner of Health; transfer of records. Establishes that cooperative agreements approved pursuant to the recommendation of the Southwest Virginia Health Authority shall automatically expire on June 30, 2028. The bill directs the Department of Health to transfer all records related to the approval and supervision of any cooperative agreement to the Commissioner of Health within 60 days of such expiration, establishes a five-year supervision period after such expiration during which the Commissioner supervises any managed care pricing restrictions in effect at the time of expiration pursuant to an agreement, and requires the Commissioner to report annually the status of its supervision to the Attorney General. The bill directs the Department of Health to repeal the provisions of 12VAC5-221 of the Virginia Administrative Code upon the expiration of cooperative agreements pursuant to the bill.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Patrick A. Hope (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 81 | 15 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 20 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-02-26: Continued to 2027 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB300) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Read third time and passed House (81-Y 15-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-10: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-10: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-05: Committee substitute printed 26106474D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (20-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-16: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103572D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179052.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179051.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128579.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128578.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113808.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108370.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108369.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113807.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083780.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083779.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
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179052.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179051.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128579.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128578.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113808.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108370.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108369.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113807.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083780.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083779.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-HB300-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).