# Virginia SB736: State/Local Hospitalization Program; repealing provisions relating to Program.

Virginia SB736, State/Local Hospitalization Program; repealing provisions relating to Program., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by T. Travis Hackworth (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0226)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB736
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State/Local Hospitalization Program; repealing provisions relating to Program.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0226)
- Sponsor: T. Travis Hackworth (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (259 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

State/Local Hospitalization Program; repeal. Eliminates the State/Local Hospitalization Program. Under current law, with such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly, the State/Local Hospitalization Program is established to assist indigent persons with certain inpatient and outpatient hospital expenses. This bill is identical to HB 817.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fewer state repayment claims against injury payouts: benefit, low. Virginia’s legal claim for repayment from personal-injury payouts no longer includes treatment paid through the State/Local Hospitalization Program. Other listed public programs and state health care providers remain covered. These include Virginia Medicaid, maternal and child health programs, chil…
- Virginia patients lose state-local hospitalization help: cost, high. The law ends Virginia’s State/Local Hospitalization Program. People who relied on it lose access to help through that program. The supplied text names no replacement benefit or effective date. Licensed or certified health care providers must still give patients itemized bills on request, even when…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: T. Travis Hackworth (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-27 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 22 | 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 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 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 | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0226) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 226 (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 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB736) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB736ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-27: Passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-26: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-24: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-20: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-20: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-02-20: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 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: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB736) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Blank Action (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 26107887D-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 (13-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB736) (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Presented and ordered printed 26105176D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216945.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216944.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188712.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188711.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148542.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148541.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092227.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092226.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/1216945.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216944.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188712.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188711.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148542.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148541.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092227.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092226.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-SB736-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).