# Virginia SB73: Medicaid billing navigation for certain school services; DMAS to train local school division staff.

Virginia SB73, Medicaid billing navigation for certain school services; DMAS to train local school division staff., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0816)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB73
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Medicaid billing navigation for certain school services; DMAS to train local school division staff.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0816)
- Sponsor: Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (288 yes, 21 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid billing navigation. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to provide training to local school division staff regarding assisting schools in effectively navigating the laws, policies, rules, regulations, and guidelines governing Medicaid billing for reimbursable services rendered at school sites, including the federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and to ensure that all school divisions are able to fully leverage Medicaid funding opportunities to enhance student health services in the Commonwealth. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the School Health Services Committee.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- School staff get Medicaid billing help: benefit, low. The law requires Virginia’s Medicaid agency (DMAS) to train local school staff on billing Medicaid for services at school. Training covers federal and state rules, claim steps for services by school staff or contractors, and how to find new reimbursable services, including updates under the Biparti…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | House amendment agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Passed House with amendment | pass | 79 | 19 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) | pass | 19 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (39)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0816) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 816 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB73) (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-11: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB73ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Passed House with amendment (79-Y 19-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-03-03: committee amendment agreed to (House)
- 2026-03-03: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-02: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-02-26: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-26: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Assigned sub: Social Services (House)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-19: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB73) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26107861D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB73) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2025-12-17: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-12-17: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100487D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222888.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222887.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201044.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201043.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190858.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181948.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181960.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182018.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148534.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148533.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-12-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081944.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081943.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/1222888.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222887.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201044.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201043.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190858.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181948.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181960.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182018.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148534.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148533.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081944.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081943.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-SB73-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).