Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 738
Hospitals; emergency department physicians.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Emily M. Jordan (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Hospitals; psychiatric emergency departments. Allows hospitals with psychiatric emergency departments located in the City of Hampton to operate without a physician on duty when certain conditions are met, including having written agreements in place with emergency medical service providers and being immediately adjacent to a non-psychiatric emergency department. The bill requires such psychiatric emergency departments to submit treatment data to the General Assembly on an annual basis by November 1. This bill is identical to HB 1318.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:16 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0297) - Apr 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 297 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB738) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB738ER) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Passed House (92-Y 4-N 0-A) - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Read third time - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Reported from Health and Human Services (20-Y 2-N) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 22, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB738) - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26106705D-S1 - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Senate subcommittee offered - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB738) - Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
Presented and ordered printed 26104945D