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Bill Individuals receiving services in a hospital, training center, etc.; right to send and receive mail. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; individuals receiving services; right to send and receive mail. Allows state facilities operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to process sealed letter mail for electronic delivery. This bill is identical to SB 580. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 1304 Virginia HB 1304 (2026)
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Virginia HB 1304 (2026) — Individuals receiving services in a hospital, training center, etc.; right to send and receive mail.

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; individuals receiving services; right to send and receive mail. Allows state facilities operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to process sealed letter mail for electronic delivery. This bill is identical to SB 580.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Behavioral Health Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  3. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  4. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  5. Health and Human Services Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Education and Health — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — 60 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 370 (pass) · upper
  • Waive Reading (on 2nd reading) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 140 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • R. Lee Ware — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-15 Presented and ordered printed 26101843D introduction
  • 2026-01-15 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services referral-committee
  • 2026-01-26 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1304)
  • 2026-01-27 House committee offered
  • 2026-01-30 Assigned sub: Behavioral Health referral-committee
  • 2026-02-12 House subcommittee offered
  • 2026-02-12 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
  • 2026-02-12 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-15 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-16 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-16 committee amendments agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2026-02-16 Engrossed by House as amended
  • 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-17 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1304)
  • 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2026-02-26 Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-27 Rules suspended
  • 2026-02-27 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-02-27 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-03-02 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-03-02 Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to
  • 2026-03-02 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2026-03-06 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-09 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-03-09 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-03-14 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-03-14 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1304ER) passage
  • 2026-03-14 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-03-14 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1304)
  • 2026-03-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 289 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0289)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5ce2f80f-7e65-4118-a724-5009ddd7c371. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).