SENATE BILL NO. 374

AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE

(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Education and Health

on February 5, 2026)

(Patron Prior to Substitute—Senator Boysko)

A BILL to direct the Department of Health to conduct an evaluation to determine whether Gaucher disease should be included in the Commonwealth's newborn screening panel.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the Department of Health (the Department) shall conduct an evaluation to determine whether Gaucher disease should be included in the Commonwealth's newborn screening panel. The Department shall conduct such evaluation pursuant to and include such evaluation in the reporting required by § 32.1-65 of the Code of Virginia and, if applicable, shall commence the rulemaking process to add such disorder to the testing required under § 32.1-65 of the Code of Virginia in the same manner as is required for any disorder included on the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel in accordance with subsection C of § 32.1-65 of the Code of Virginia.