# Virginia HB392: Sickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk.

Virginia HB392, Sickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alex Q. Askew (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0600)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB392-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB392
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Sickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0600)
- Sponsor: Alex Q. Askew (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (249 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Sickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk. Requires the sickle cell screening and treatment program to include the offering of educational resources to health care providers on the increased risks for certain cancers among individuals with sickle cell disease or the sickle cell trait.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Sickle cell screening adds cancer education: mixed, low. Virginia establishes voluntary statewide screening for sickle cell disease and trait in adults and children. The program also covers other genetic and metabolic diseases chosen by the Board of Health and may include lab tests. The Board must periodically review screening ages and methods as technol…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alex Q. Askew (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0600) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 600 (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)
- 2026-03-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB392) (House)
- 2026-03-05: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB392ER) (House)
- 2026-03-05: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-05: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB392) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Committee substitute printed 26106556D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources (House)
- 2026-02-10: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB392) (House)
- 2026-01-16: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104087D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218925.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218924.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194723.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194722.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143375.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143374.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136124.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136572.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136123.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136571.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084259.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084258.PDF)

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- 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/1218925.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218924.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194723.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194722.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143375.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143374.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136124.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136572.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136123.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136571.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084259.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084258.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB392-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).