SB794
Virginia Health Care Protection Act; established, prohibition on extradition for certain crimes.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 17, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB794)
Chief Patron:
Russet Perry (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Health Care Protection Act established; prohibition on extradition for certain crimes; penalties.
Establishes the Virginia Health Care Protection Act. The bill provides that no law-enforcement officer acting in the Commonwealth or employed by the Commonwealth or any of its localities or political subdivisions may investigate, arrest, or detain any person, seek the issuance of a warrant, or otherwise assist in or provide ... (More) support for any investigation involving protected health care activity, as defined in the bill, not prohibited under the laws of the Commonwealth. The bill creates a private right of action for any person who is aggrieved by such unlawful investigation to obtain an injunction or other equitable relief against such law-enforcement officer. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 26100646D
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 3:04 pm)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106740D-S1
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 11:07 am)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB794)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/20/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/20/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
- 02/20/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/23/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 03/03/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 03/04/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Passed House (60-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB794ER)
- 03/13/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
- 03/17/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB794)
