Why 3/5: This bill proposes a significant new medical practice and patient right, requiring careful consideration by healthcare providers and organizations.
This bill would allow terminally ill adults in Virginia to request and receive a prescription for a self-administered controlled substance to end their lives, fundamentally changing end-of-life care options. It establishes specific requirements for such requests, provides legal immunity for participating healthcare providers, and sets penalties for coercion or fraud related to these decisions.
Filed
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104831D
Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/14/2026 9:18 am)
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB886)
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Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
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