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Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program and Fund; board of directors; plan of operation; filing of claims; awards and coverage for expenses or services. Makes changes to the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program and Fund. The bill provides that a civil action arising out of or related to a birth-related neurological injury against a participating hospital or physician shall be referred to the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission and that, in handling the assets of the Fund, the Program shall be deemed a fiduciary for the Commonwealth. Under the bill, the costs of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission maintaining an electronic filing system for the submission of petitions shall be reimbursed from the Fund. The bill includes compensation for services provided by an education advocate. The bill alters the composition of the Program's board of directors to include three relatives of current or former beneficiaries, allows for the electronic submission of claims, and expands discovery of parties to a claim. The bill further requires the Program's board of directors to establish a blanket surety bonding program for all employees with access to the Fund and requires the board to meet at least once monthly. Finally, the bill increases from $100,000 to $500,000 the amount that may be awarded to families whose infant has sustained a birth-related neurological injury.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 2-N 0-A)
Conference Report released
House Conferees: Tran, Sullivan, O'Quinn
Conferees appointed by House
House acceded to request
Senate requested conference committee
Senate Conferees: Perry, Surovell, Obenshain
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A)
Read third time
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1007)
Committee substitute printed 26108401D-S1
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1007)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
committee amendments agreed to
Engrossed by House as amended
Read second time
Read first time
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1007)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1007)
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104864D
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Kathy K.L. Tran