# Virginia SB794: Virginia Health Care Protection Act; established, prohibition on extradition for certain crimes.

Virginia SB794, Virginia Health Care Protection Act; established, prohibition on extradition for certain crimes., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Russet Perry (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0905)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB794
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Health Care Protection Act; established, prohibition on extradition for certain crimes.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0905)
- Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (176 yes, 79 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

Virginia Health Care Protection Act established; prohibition on extradition for certain crimes; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Health Care Protection Act. The bill provides that no law-enforcement officer acting in the Commonwealth or employed by the Commonwealth or any of its localities or political subdivisions may investigate, arrest, or detain any person, seek the issuance of a warrant, or otherwise assist in or provide support for any investigation involving protected health care activity, as defined in the bill, not prohibited under the laws of the Commonwealth. The bill creates a private right of action for any person who is aggrieved by such unlawful investigation to obtain an injunction or other equitable relief against such law-enforcement officer.The bill creates a private right of action for any person who sustains any injury, damages, or other harm resulting from another person who, under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth, engages or attempts to engage in abusive litigation, as defined in the bill.The bill also provides that no demand for extradition of a person charged with a criminal violation of law of another state shall be recognized by the Governor if such alleged violation involves protected health care activity within the Commonwealth unless the alleged criminal violation would also constitute a criminal offense under the laws of the Commonwealth.The bill provides that any subpoena under the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act or any summons for a witness for another state in a criminal case shall include an attestation, made under penalty of perjury, stating whether the subpoena or summons seeks documents, information, or testimony related to protected health care activity.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- People harmed by care-targeting lawsuits can sue: benefit, medium. People harmed by specified sworn-statement violations or abusive litigation can sue for damages, court orders, legal fees, and costs. Abusive litigation means outside proceedings aimed at deterring, punishing, or imposing liability for protected care. It excludes cases arising entirely in Virginia…
- Care-related records and witnesses gain protections: benefit, low. Parties seeking Virginia subpoenas based on another jurisdiction's subpoena must state under penalty of perjury whether protected care is involved. Clerks cannot issue a subpoena without that statement. Courts must cancel existing subpoenas unless the material is unrelated to protected care or a li…
- Patients and providers gain extradition protections: benefit, low. Protected care means care lawful in Virginia, provided by a Virginia-licensed provider physically in the state. The Governor cannot honor an extradition demand over that care unless the conduct is also a Virginia crime. An exception applies when the accused was in the requesting state during the al…
- Patients gain protection from police action: benefit, low. Covered Virginia officers cannot investigate, arrest, detain, seek warrants, assist, or share information in outside inquiries targeting protected care. This includes inquiries by out-of-state police or private citizens about services lawful if provided entirely in Virginia. Before another state's…
- State enforcement backs patients' care protections: benefit, low. The Virginia Attorney General can sue over violations of sworn-statement rules for arrests before formal extradition requests or abusive litigation. Violators face civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation, plus reasonable legal fees and costs. The Attorney General must start the action within…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Passed House | pass | 60 | 35 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations | pass | 7 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 20 | 19 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 4 |   |

## Actions (36)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0905) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 905 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB794) (Senate)
- 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)
- 2026-03-13: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB794ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-09: Passed House (60-Y 35-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-06: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-04: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety (House)
- 2026-03-02: Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-20: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-20: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil (House)
- 2026-02-20: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-02-20: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB794) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 11:07 am) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Committee substitute printed 26106740D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 3:04 pm) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Presented and ordered printed 26100646D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223172.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223171.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1207056.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1207055.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132634.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132633.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127793.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127792.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095723.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095722.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/1223172.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223171.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1207056.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1207055.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132634.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132633.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127793.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127792.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095723.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095722.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-SB794-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).