# Virginia HB838: State plan for medical assistance services; adds provision related to doula care. Virginia HB838, State plan for medical assistance services; adds provision related to doula care., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Adele Y. McClure (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB838-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB838 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: State plan for medical assistance services; adds provision related to doula care. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682) - Sponsor: Adele Y. McClure (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (265 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; doula care. Adds provisions related to the provision of doula care under the state plan for medical assistance services specifying that such care includes support during labor and delivery and up to two linkage-to-care incentive payments for doulas. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More doula support for Medicaid parents: benefit, medium. Eligible pregnant and postpartum Virginia Medicaid members get community doula support, including during labor and delivery. Coverage includes up to 10 visits: up to four during pregnancy and six during the 12 months after birth. More visits are covered when medically necessary. Doulas can also get… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adele Y. McClure (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 682 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB838) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB838ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (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: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-13: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-10: Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-10: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources (House) - 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB838) (House) - 2026-01-23: Assigned sub: Social Services (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104153D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221712.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221711.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210861.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210860.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086100.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086099.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 - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221712.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221711.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210861.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210860.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086100.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086099.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-HB838-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).