Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB794: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-412.10, 19.2-88, 19.2-99, 19.2-100, 19.2-273, and 19.2-274 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19.2-87.1 and by adding in Title 32.1 a chapter numbered 21, consisting of sections numbered 32.1-376 through 32.1-382, relating to Virginia Health Care Protection Act established; prohibition on extradition for certain crimes; penalties.
Status: Chaptered, April 13, 2026
Virginia Health Care Protection Act established; prohibition on extradition for certain crimes; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Health Care Protection Act. The bill provides that no law-enforcement officer acting in the Commonwealth or employed by the Commonwealth or any of its localities or political subdivisions may investigate, arrest, or detain any person, seek the issuance of a warrant, or otherwise assist in or provide support for any investigation involving protected health care activity, as defined in the bill, not prohibited under the laws of the Commonwealth. The bill creates a private right of action for any person who is aggrieved by such unlawful investigation to obtain an injunction or other equitable relief against such law-enforcement officer. The bill creates a private right of action for any person who sustains any injury, damages, or other harm resulting from another person who, under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth, engages or attempts to engage in abusive litigation, as defined in the bill. The bill also provides that no demand for extradition of a person charged with a criminal violation of law of another state shall be recognized by the Governor if such alleged violation involves protected health care activity within the Commonwealth unless the alleged criminal violation would also constitute a criminal offense under the laws of the Commonwealth. The bill provides that any subpoena under the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act or any summons for a witness for another state in a criminal case shall include an attestation, made under penalty of perjury, stating whether the subpoena or summons seeks documents, information, or testimony related to protected health care activity.
What the bill says
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-412.10, 19.2-88, 19.2-99, 19.2-100, 19.2-273, and 19.2-274 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19.2-87.1 and by adding in Title 32.1 a chapter numbered 21, consisting of sections numbered 32.1-376 through 32.1-382, relating to Virginia Health Care Protection Act established; prohibition on extradition for certain crimes; penalties. [S 794] Approved April 13, 2026 1. That §§ 8.01-412.10, 19.2-88, 19.2-99, 19.2-100, 19.2-273, and 19.2-274 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of V.