STATE BILLVA HB 855ENGROSSED

Medicaid; estate recoveries.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid estate recoveries. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) to limit the operation of its estate recovery program to the recovery of only federally required costs. The bill directs the Department to make information on estate recovery available on its website in multiple languages. The bill directs the Department to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 6, 2026; 279 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

VA HB 855 · EngrossedFeb 6

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Bill details

Last action: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · Mar 4, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 4, 2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate

Mar 3, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB855)House

Feb 26, 2026Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate

Feb 24, 2026Assigned Education sub: HealthSenate

Feb 10, 2026Referred to Committee on Education and HealthSenate

Feb 10, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)Senate

Feb 9, 2026Read third time and passed House (87-Y 11-N 0-A)House

Feb 6, 2026Read second time and engrossedHouse

Show 7 earlier actions

Feb 5, 2026Read first timeHouse

Feb 3, 2026Reported from Health and Human Services (18-Y 4-N)House

Jan 29, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)House

Jan 23, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB855)House

Jan 23, 2026Assigned sub: Social ServicesHouse

Jan 13, 2026Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesHouse

Jan 13, 2026Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105065DHouse

Recorded votes

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)Jan 29, 2026 · House · 7 yea · 1 nayPassed

Read third time and passed House (87-Y 11-N 0-A)Feb 9, 2026 · House · 87 yea · 11 nayPassed

Reported from Health and Human Services (18-Y 4-N)Feb 3, 2026 · House · 18 yea · 4 nayPassed

Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Feb 26, 2026 · Senate · 15 yea · 0 nayPassed

Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Mar 4, 2026 · Senate · 15 yea · 0 nayPassed

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