HB1405 • 2026

Certain decedents; local department of social services allowed to pay reasonable funeral expense.

An Act to permit the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations allowing local departments of social services to pay the reasonable funeral expenses of certain decedents.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: McClure
Last action: 2026-04-13
Official status: Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Certain decedents; local department of social services allowed to pay reasonable funeral expense.

Local departments of social services; payment of reasonable funeral expenses.

What This Bill Does

Local departments of social services; payment of reasonable funeral expenses.
Permits the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations allowing local departments of social services to pay the reasonable funeral expenses of a decedent who was a recipient of social services or Supplemental Security Income.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-04-13 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 843 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0843)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0843)
2026-03-10 House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
2026-03-10 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-02-26 House
Signed by Speaker
2026-02-26 Senate
Signed by President
2026-02-26 House
Enrolled
2026-02-26 House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1405ER)
2026-02-26 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1405)
2026-02-24 Senate
Read third time
2026-02-24 Senate
Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N 1-A)
2026-02-23 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-02-23 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-02-23 Senate
Passed by for the day
2026-02-23 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-23 Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-20 Rehabilitation and Social Services
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
2026-02-17 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-17 Rehabilitation and Social Services
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2026-02-16 House
Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N 0-A)
2026-02-13 Health and Human Services
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1405)
2026-02-13 House
Read second time
2026-02-13 House
committee substitute agreed to
2026-02-13 House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2026-02-12 House
Read first time
2026-02-10 Health and Human Services
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
2026-02-10 Health and Human Services
Committee substitute printed 26107243D-H1
2026-02-05 Social Services
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
2026-02-05 Social Services
House subcommittee offered
2026-02-04 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1405)
2026-01-27 Social Services
Assigned sub: Social Services
2026-01-22 House
Presented and ordered printed 26104879D
2026-01-22 Health and Human Services
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

Official Summary Text

Local departments of social services; payment of reasonable funeral expenses.
Permits the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations allowing local departments of social services to pay the reasonable funeral expenses of a decedent who was a recipient of social services or Supplemental Security Income.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

An Act to permit the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations allowing local departments of social services to pay the reasonable funeral expenses of certain decedents.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1.
§ 1. The State Board of Social Services (the Board) may promulgate regulations to allow a local department of social services to pay the reasonable funeral expenses of a decedent who was a (i) recipient of public assistance or (ii) state resident receiving Supplemental Security Income, if adequate funding is available for a local department of social services to provide such burial assistance. The Board's initial adoption of regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act shall be exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§
2.2-4000
et seq. of the Code of Virginia).