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type: "Bill"
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title: "Rapid whole genome sequencing; state plan for medical assistance services."
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description: "Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; rapid whole genome sequencing; emergency. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to add a provision to the state plan for medical assistance services allowing payment of medical assistance for rapid whole genome sequencing, as defined in the bill, for children three years of age or younger who are receiving inpatient hospital services in an intensive care unit. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to HB 1900."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 1461"
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citation: "Virginia SB 1461 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Emily M. Jordan"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-01-17"
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last_action: "2025-03-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5935298-a750-4cc0-8703-7a40552cc776"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1461"
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source_hash: "5d1d05059091c79554a740ba6285314fd6460d36f77d442408dfd6327aa60360"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 1461 (2025) — Rapid whole genome sequencing; state plan for medical assistance services.
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Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; rapid whole genome sequencing; emergency. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to add a provision to the state plan for medical assistance services allowing payment of medical assistance for rapid whole genome sequencing, as defined in the bill, for children three years of age or younger who are receiving inpatient hospital services in an intensive care unit. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to HB 1900.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023166.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071502.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060201.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed House (97-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Emily M. Jordan — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-17** Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 25105087D `introduction`
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- **2025-01-17** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-22** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1461)
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- **2025-01-28** Assigned Education sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-30** Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-31** Rules suspended
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- **2025-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-01-31** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-03** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-03** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-03** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-06** Placed on Calendar
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- **2025-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-06** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-13** Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-17** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-18** Passed House (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-20** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1461ER) `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1461)
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- **2025-02-20** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-02-23** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-05** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-19** Approved by Governor-Chapter 157 (Effective 03/19/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-19** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0157)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5935298-a750-4cc0-8703-7a40552cc776`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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