republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2024/hb-577.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Slot-retention requests; Developmental Disability waiver slots, sunset date."
description: "Department of Medical Assistance Services; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; slot-retention requests; Developmental Disability waivers; sunset. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to amend their regulations to allow for support coordinators to request and subsequently obtain approval of consecutive waiver slot-retention requests for a period of up to 365 calendar days for individuals who have been assigned a Developmental Disability waiver slot. Current regulations allow for four consecutive 30-day slot-retention extensions. The bill sunsets on June 30, 2026, and is identical to SB 610."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 577"
citation: "Virginia HB 577 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris S. Runion"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0419f3b8-9f28-4d29-ab94-04fac7a73e0b"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB577"
source_hash: "974691af75ebef88b42ca89ce31b1a6481f38ce0a103b65bd6bff54578378ed5"
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 HB 577 (2024) — Slot-retention requests; Developmental Disability waiver slots, sunset date.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; slot-retention requests; Developmental Disability waivers; sunset. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to amend their regulations to allow for support coordinators to request and subsequently obtain approval of consecutive waiver slot-retention requests for a period of up to 365 calendar days for individuals who have been assigned a Developmental Disability waiver slot. Current regulations allow for four consecutive 30-day slot-retention extensions. The bill sunsets on June 30, 2026, and is identical to SB 610.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0103** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0103)
2. **HB577ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB577ER)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104893D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB577)
4. **Printed as engrossed 24104893D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB577E)

## Votes

- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N 1-A) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris S. Runion — primary (person)
- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104893D `filing, introduction`
- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** Impact statement from DPB (HB577)
- **2024-01-17** Assigned sub: Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-02-01** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-06** Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-08** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-09** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-09** Engrossed by House as amended HB577E
- **2024-02-09** Printed as engrossed 24104893D-E
- **2024-02-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB577E)
- **2024-02-12** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2024-02-13** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22** Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-02-29** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB577ER) `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Impact statement from DPB (HB577ER)
- **2024-02-29** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-03** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-20** Approved by Governor-Chapter 103 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-20** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0103)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0419f3b8-9f28-4d29-ab94-04fac7a73e0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).