# Virginia SB981: Certified community health workers; Department of Health shall evaluate status of workers, report.

Virginia SB981, Certified community health workers; Department of Health shall evaluate status of workers, report., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0510)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB981
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Certified community health workers; Department of Health shall evaluate status of workers, report.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0510)
- Sponsor: Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (255 yes, 19 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Certified community health workers; annual report. Directs the Department of Health to submit a report on certified community health workers to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and the House Committee on Appropriations and the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget by November 1, 2025. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Passed House | pass | 81 | 15 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 17 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (36)

- 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0510) (Governor)
- 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 510 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-05: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-05: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-23: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB981) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB981ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-18: Passed House (81-Y 15-N) (House)
- 2025-02-18: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-17: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from Health and Human Services (17-Y 4-N) (House)
- 2025-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-06: Assigned sub: Health Professions (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB981) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Committee substitute printed 25106406D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB981) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102193D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077044.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077043.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059936.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059935.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034610.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034609.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014677.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014676.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/1077044.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077043.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059936.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059935.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034610.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034609.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014677.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014676.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB981-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).