HB548
Uniform Health Care Decisions Act; civil penalty.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
March 11, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/11/2026 2:17 pm)
Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Uniform Health Care Decisions Act; civil penalty.
Repeals most provisions of the Health Care Decisions Act and enacts the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act. The bill creates a process for the execution of advance health care directives, as defined in the bill; establishes criteria for determining the capacity of an individual to make health care decisions; provides ... (More) for the establishment of a default surrogate in the absence of an appointed agent for health care decisions; establishes powers and duties of agents appointed by powers of attorney for health care; and establishes duties of health care professionals. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104963D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/13/2026 1:31 pm)
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB548)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/12/2026 9:47 am)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106652D-H1
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB548)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/11/2026 2:17 pm)
