# Virginia SB1038: Telehealth visits for patients with disabilities; best practice educational training.

Virginia SB1038, Telehealth visits for patients with disabilities; best practice educational training., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0323)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1038
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Telehealth visits for patients with disabilities; best practice educational training.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0323)
- Sponsor: Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (218 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; best practice training; telehealth visits for patients with disabilities. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to develop and disseminate best practice educational training for health care providers on how to conduct telehealth visits for patients with disabilities. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0323) (Governor)
- 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 323 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-05: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-05: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-23: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1038) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1038ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-18: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-18: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-17: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-04: Assigned sub: Behavioral Health (House)
- 2025-02-03: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-02-03: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-03: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-28: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Engrossed by Senate (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1038) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102205D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072541.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072540.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060075.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060074.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017622.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017621.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/1072541.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072540.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060075.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060074.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017622.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017621.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-SB1038-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).