# Virginia SB842: Mobile health clinics; DHCD to include broadband access services for clinics. Virginia SB842, Mobile health clinics; DHCD to include broadband access services for clinics., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara A. Favola (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0356)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB842 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Mobile health clinics; DHCD to include broadband access services for clinics. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-02 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0356) - Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (229 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Department of Housing and Community Development; broadband access services for mobile health clinics. Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to, as part of its broader initiative to support the development and implementation of programs that support telehealth, include broadband access services for mobile health clinics as a priority for broadband nondeployment programs using federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program funding to the extent approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-14 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-01-15 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0356) (Governor) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 356 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB842) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB842ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-14: Passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-14: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-13: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-11: Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-06: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-05: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2025-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB842) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Printed as engrossed 25102179D-E (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate) - 2025-01-24: General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Reading of amendments waived (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-02: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2025-01-02: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102179D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072659.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072658.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053779.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053778.PDF) - Engrossed, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028035.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028034.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020966.HTML) - Introduced, 2025-01-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012199.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012198.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/1072659.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072658.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053779.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053778.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028035.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1028034.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020966.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012199.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012198.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).