Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HJR274: Commending New Horizons Healthcare.
Status: Passed both chambers, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, April 13, 2026:
2026 SESSION HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 274 Commending New Horizons Healthcare. Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 10, 2026 Agreed to by the Senate, March 12, 2026 WHEREAS, for more than 25 years, New Horizons Healthcare, an independent, nonprofit health center in Roanoke, has greatly served the Roanoke Valley community by providing culturally appropriate, affordable, high-quality, and comprehensive health care to underserved individuals and families; and WHEREAS, New Horizons Healthcare traces its origins to the early 1990s, when grassroots organizers sought to improve the health of the residents of northwest Roanoke by embracing the community health center model; and WHEREAS, in 1999, the Kuumba Community Health and Wellness Center, which would later become New Horizons Healthcare, was incorporated, with the Reverend Dr. William L. Lee leading the original steering committee; that same year, the organization received its first federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and WHEREAS, initially operating out of Loudoun Avenue Christian Church in Roanoke, where the Reverend Dr. William L. Lee had been pastor since 1977, the clinic later moved to a small modular building on Melrose Avenue, then to a clinic in the Valley View Medical Center in 2007, when it officially became New Horizons Healthcare; and WHEREAS, in 2012, New Horizons …
Sponsors
- Sam Rasoul (D, 38) · primary sponsor
- Head, Christopher (R, 3)
- David Suetterlein (R, 4)
Latest actions
- : Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ274ER)
- : Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- : Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- : Laid on Clerk's Desk
- : Received
- : Agreed to by House by voice vote
- : Engrossed by House
- : Presented and laid on Speaker's table 26105511D
Votes
- Agree to V (March 12, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is HJR274?
- HJR274 is a bill in the Virginia Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Commending New Horizons Healthcare.
- What is the status of HJR274?
- Passed both chambers as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ274ER) (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR274?
- Sam Rasoul (D, 38), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR274?
- On the Virginia Legislature website: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HJR274
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