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Health Committee actions: roundup of bills reported, continued, or struck

Senate of Virginia — Health Committee · February 13, 2026

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Summary

The Senate Health Committee processed a large docket: several education bills were reported to finance, some bills were struck or continued, and a number of measures (including SB200, SB568, SB815, SB820, SB822, SB824, SB555) were reported out or continued with recorded votes; a few items were passed by indefinitely.

The Senate Health Committee completed a multi-topic docket covering education, health professions, and nursing-home oversight bills. Highlights of committee actions:

- SB200 (education testing and local-assessment cleanup): Committee recommended reporting the substitute as amended and re-referred it to Finance (Ayes recorded). The substitute clarified testing timing, local assessment language, moved display scales to 100 for reporting, and removed the VGA implementation provision.

- SB222 (VHSL eligibility study): Converted to a section 1 bill directing the Virginia High School League to study eligibility waiver processes and report findings; committee reported the substitute (Ayes 13, No 0).

- SB568 (after-school counseling/support services on school property): After confusion about an earlier vote display, the committee reconsidered and reported the substitute with guardrails on participation and implementation (Ayes 15, No 0).

- SB815 (permits earlier school start date option): Reported (Ayes 15, No 0); discussion included concerns about national exam scheduling.

- SB820 (community builders program): Committee recommended making the pilot permanent and reported the bill (Ayes 15, No 0).

- SB822 (sickle cell training for school nurses): Recommended reporting (Ayes 15, No 0) requiring training within six months of employment and every three years thereafter.

- SB824 (school board employee grievance timing): Reported (Ayes 15, No 0) to require a timely method of resolution prior to dismissal or discipline.

Health-subcommittee items:

- SB292 and SB795 were struck at the subcommittee; SB728 was continued to allow further work.

- SB545 (over-the-counter ivermectin for humans) was recommended 'pass by indefinitely' in subcommittee (3 yes, 2 no reported earlier).

- SB555 (nursing home physician visits and resident notifications): Substitute reported as amended and re-referred to Finance (Ayes 15, No 0); substitute removed an online dashboard enactment clause but required notice to residents/families and created civil penalties for missed federally required physician visits.

Several other bills and substitutes were processed with unanimous committee support or were incorporated into other measures; the committee closed the docket and rose.

This roundup summarizes motions and recorded roll-call tallies that appear in the committee transcript. For details on any individual bill, see committee reports and the printed substitute texts.