On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, the Virginia House Committee on Courts of Justice voted via voice vote to continue HB886 — a bill to authorize medical aid in dying — to 2027. Combined with the state Senate’s Committee on Education and Health’s Feb. 5 vote not to advance a medical aid-in-dying bill (SB359), these votes effectively end our 2026 legislative session in Virginia.
On Friday, Feb. 6, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York Medical Aid in Dying Act, making the Empire State the 14th jurisdiction to authorize this end-of-life care option. Her signature follows passing floor votes held on Feb. 4 by the New York State Assembly and Senate (83-62 and 34-28, respectively) to approve amendments to the law. You can read more about the amendments here.
As of February 20, 2026, 11 states (AZ, IN, IA, KY, MA, MN, MO, PA, RI, TN, VA) have introduced or have rolled over into the 2026 legislative session.
As of February 20, 2026, two states have introduced bills to improve medical aid-in-dying bills (NJ, WA).
As of February 20, 2026, one state has legislation with a negative impact on our progress (IL).
Currently, medical aid in dying is an end-of-life care option in 14 jurisdictions:
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