STATE BILLVA HB 548ENGROSSED

Uniform Health Care Decisions Act; civil penalty.

Uniform Health Care Decisions Act; civil penalty. Repeals most provisions of the Health Care Decisions Act and enacts the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act. The bill creates a process for the execution of advance health care directives, as defined in the bill; establishes criteria for determining the capacity of an individual to make health care decisions; provides for the establishment of a default surrogate in the absence of an appointed agent for health care decisions; establishes powers and duties of agents appointed by powers of attorney for health care; and establishes duties of health care professionals.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 16, 2026; 269 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2027 Regular Session

VA HB 548 · EngrossedFeb 16

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Bill details

Last action: Continued from last session · Jul 21, 2026
Pending committee: Finance and Appropriations

Sponsor

PHPatrick HopeRepresentative · Democrat · HD-001Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Jul 21, 2026Continued from last sessionSenate

Mar 11, 2026Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/11/2026 2:17 pm)House

Mar 6, 2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate

Mar 4, 2026Senate committee offeredSenate

Mar 4, 2026Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Senate

Mar 2, 2026Senate committee offeredSenate

Feb 19, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB548)House

Feb 18, 2026Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeSenate

Show 16 earlier actions

Feb 18, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)Senate

Feb 17, 2026Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)House

Feb 16, 2026Engrossed by House - committee substituteHouse

Feb 16, 2026committee substitute agreed toHouse

Feb 16, 2026Read second timeHouse

Feb 15, 2026Read first timeHouse

Feb 13, 2026Committee substitute printed 26106652D-H1House

Feb 13, 2026Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 6-N)House

Feb 12, 2026Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/12/2026 9:47 am)House

Feb 11, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)House

Feb 11, 2026House subcommittee offeredHouse

Feb 10, 2026Assigned HCJ sub: CriminalHouse

Jan 21, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB548)House

Jan 13, 2026Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeHouse

Jan 13, 2026Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/13/2026 1:31 pm)House

Jan 13, 2026Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104963DHouse

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