republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2021/hb-2197.md

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Bill	Individuals w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities; DMAS to study use of virtual support, etc.	DMAS; work group to study options for the permanentuse of virtual supports and increasing access to virtual supportsand services; individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to study anddevelop recommendations for the permanent use of virtual supportsand increasing access to virtual supports and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by promoting accessto assistive technology and environmental modifications and to reportits findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2021.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2021	HB 2197	Virginia HB 2197 (2021)	bill		enacted	Chris S. Runion	3	40	11	2021-01-13	2021-03-18	openstates	ocd-bill/658952ee-599c-4170-b7dd-8ed7be3e9869	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2197	6460e29b4e1c70c59856cdd78640151cd48622f6e0c4fe57de592dcfdff04618	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 2197 (2021) — Individuals w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities; DMAS to study use of virtual support, etc.

DMAS; work group to study options for the permanentuse of virtual supports and increasing access to virtual supportsand services; individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to study anddevelop recommendations for the permanent use of virtual supportsand increasing access to virtual supports and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by promoting accessto assistive technology and environmental modifications and to reportits findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2021.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. CHAP0223 (committee substitute) — source
2. HB2197ER (committee substitute) — source
3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102710D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 98-N) — 2–97 (fail) · lower
• Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
• Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Senate insisted on amendments (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Agreed To (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Chris S. Runion — primary (person)
• Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
• Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
• Robert B. Bell — cosponsor (person)
• Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2021-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102710D introduction
• 2021-01-13 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions referral-committee
• 2021-01-15 Assigned HWI sub: Health referral-committee
• 2021-01-18 Impact statement from DPB (HB2197)
• 2021-01-19 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 2021-01-21 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2021-01-22 Read first time reading-1
• 2021-01-25 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
• 2021-01-26 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
• 2021-01-26 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 2021-01-27 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2021-01-27 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
• 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
• 2021-02-12 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• 2021-02-12 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2021-02-15 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 2021-02-16 Read third time reading-3
• 2021-02-16 Reading of amendments waived
• 2021-02-16 Committee amendments agreed to
• 2021-02-16 Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 2021-02-16 Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) passage
• 2021-02-18 Placed on Calendar
• 2021-02-18 Senate amendments rejected by House (2-Y 98-N)
• 2021-02-18 VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 98-N)
• 2021-02-22 Senate insisted on amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 2021-02-22 Senate requested conference committee
• 2021-02-23 House acceded to request
• 2021-02-23 Conferees appointed by House
• 2021-02-24 Conferees appointed by Senate
• 2021-02-26 Amended by conference committee
• 2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 2021-02-27 VOTE: Agreed To (99-Y 0-N)
• 2021-03-09 Enrolled
• 2021-03-09 Signed by President
• 2021-03-10 Impact statement from DPB (HB2197ER)
• 2021-03-11 Signed by Speaker
• 2021-03-15 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
• 2021-03-15 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
• 2021-03-18 Approved by Governor-Chapter 223 (effective 7/1/21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/658952ee-599c-4170-b7dd-8ed7be3e9869. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).