Virginia State Senate District 40

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Arlington, VA 22203 (Virginia State Senate District 40)

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Barbara Favola, Virginia State Senator from 40th district

Virginia lawmakers approve bill mandating insurance coverage for opioid overdose reversal medications

April 23, 2026

A bill sponsored by Sen. Barbara A. Favola, requiring insurers to cover opioid overdose reversal drugs, has been approved by both the Virginia Senate and House.

Virginia General Assembly passes Sen. Favola’s bill updating minor mental health discharge and privacy procedures

March 31, 2026

Legislation led by Sen. Barbara A. Favola and revising guidance for discharge planning and privacy for minors in mental health facilities earned unanimous approval in both the Virginia House and Senate.

Virginia’s paid sick leave for home health workers advances with bipartisan legislative backing

March 31, 2026

A bill sponsored by Sen. Barbara A. Favola to broaden paid sick leave eligibility for home health workers cleared both the Virginia House and Senate.

Virginia General Assembly gives final nod to Sen. Favola’s juvenile commitment reform bill

March 11, 2026

A bill sponsored by Sen. Barbara A. Favola to update juvenile commitment protocols has cleared both the Virginia House and Senate following its introduction.

Virginia Legislature approves Sen. Favola’s bill updating programs for at-risk students

March 6, 2026

A measure sponsored by state Sen. Barbara A. Favola that overhauls Virginia’s at-risk student programs has passed through both the House and Senate.

Virginia General Assembly passes Favola’s bill enabling pharmacists to make therapeutic drug substitutions

March 5, 2026

A bill from Sen. Barbara A. Favola allowing pharmacists to substitute medications within the same therapeutic category has cleared both legislative chambers.

Virginia Legislature passes bill allowing remote pharmacist oversight for opioid treatment centers

March 5, 2026

State Sen. Barbara A. Favola's initiative to enable remote pharmacist supervision at opioid treatment programs secured approval in both the Senate and House.

Virginia Senate advances bill to lengthen election and absentee ballot deadlines

March 5, 2026

A bill sponsored by state Sen. Barbara A. Favola to extend key deadlines for elections and absentee ballots has passed both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly.

Sen. Favola’s medical marijuana bill for terminally ill advances through Virginia legislature

March 3, 2026

A bill sponsored by Sen. Barbara A. Favola that establishes policies for medical marijuana use by terminally ill patients has passed both the Virginia House and Senate.

Sen. Favola’s bill amending statute of limitations for sexual abuse lawsuits passes both Virginia chambers

February 28, 2026

A measure from State Sen. Barbara A. Favola that updates how the statute of limitations starts for civil sexual abuse lawsuits has cleared both the House and Senate.

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