# Virginia SB292: Local health directors; evaluation criteria, reports.

Virginia SB292, Local health directors; evaluation criteria, reports., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-12 (Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-11-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB292
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Local health directors; evaluation criteria, reports.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-02-12, Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Professions
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (15 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Local health directors; evaluation criteria; reports. Requires the State Health Commissioner to establish evaluation criteria for each local health director heading a local health department no later than October 1, 2026. The bill further requires the Commissioner to evaluate each local health director on an annual basis using such criteria and issue a written report that includes findings of such evaluation to each director and, in certain cases, to the General Assembly.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-12: Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB292) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104058D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088548.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088547.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. (signed)
- SB225: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088548.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088547.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB253-2026)
- [SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB226-2026)
- [SB225: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB225-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB292-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).