republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2022/sb-232.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Individuals w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities; DMAS to study use of virtual support, etc."
description: "DMAS; work group to study options for the permanent use of virtual supports and increasing access to virtual supports and services; individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Extends the work group established by the 2021 Special Session I directing the Department of Medical Assistance Services to study and develop recommendations for the permanent use of virtual supports and increasing access to virtual supports and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by promoting access to assistive technology and environmental modifications. The bill extends the deadline for the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly from November 21, 2021, to November 1, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 232"
citation: "Virginia SB 232 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David R. Suetterlein"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-10"
last_action: "2022-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/840bfa3b-5d31-40c5-8c9f-2470747423bd"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB232"
source_hash: "ab2979c7e29d12bd65e10253aa092b7d4bb20d7f4520b0765f46f1683863e1e3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 232 (2022) — Individuals w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities; DMAS to study use of virtual support, etc.

DMAS; work group to study options for the permanent use of virtual supports and increasing access to virtual supports and services; individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Extends the work group established by the 2021 Special Session I directing the Department of Medical Assistance Services to study and develop recommendations for the permanent use of virtual supports and increasing access to virtual supports and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by promoting access to assistive technology and environmental modifications. The bill extends the deadline for the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly from November 21, 2021, to November 1, 2022.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0222** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0222)
2. **Committee substitute printed 22107062D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB232H1)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101922D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB232)
4. **SB232ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB232ER)

## Votes

- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N) — **38–1** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David R. Suetterlein — primary (person)
- Chris S. Runion — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101922D `introduction`
- **2022-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-13** Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
- **2022-01-17** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2022-01-18** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-01-21** Impact statement from DPB (SB232)
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar
- **2022-02-22** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-22** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-24** Committee substitute printed 22107062D-H1 `substitution`
- **2022-02-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-28** Impact statement from DPB (SB232H1)
- **2022-03-01** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-01** Committee substitute agreed to 22107062D-H1
- **2022-03-01** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB232H1
- **2022-03-01** Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-03-01** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-03** House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-03** Title replaced 22107062D-H1
- **2022-03-08** Enrolled
- **2022-03-08** Signed by President
- **2022-03-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-09** Impact statement from DPB (SB232ER)
- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 222 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/840bfa3b-5d31-40c5-8c9f-2470747423bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).