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Continuing care providers; quarterly meeting requirements.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0621)

Summary

Continuing care providers; quarterly meeting requirements. Amends the quarterly meeting requirements for continuing care facilities to provide that at least two of such meetings per year shall be open to all residents and that certain individuals shall participate in at least two of such meetings per year. The bill also requires, if requested by the resident council or a majority of the independent living residents of a continuing care facility, the provider to include as a participant in the meetings of its board of directors or other governing body a resident representative elected by a majority of such residents, who shall participate in a non-voting, advisory capacity. This bill is identical to HB 476.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (48)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100350D · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
  3. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB358) · upper
  4. Jan 26, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  5. Jan 28, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  6. Jan 28, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  7. Jan 28, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  8. Jan 28, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  9. Jan 29, 2026 Read second time · upper
  10. Jan 29, 2026 Floor offered Senator McDougle Amendment · upper
  11. Jan 29, 2026 Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) · upper
  12. Jan 29, 2026 Senator McDougle Amendment agreed to · upper
  13. Jan 29, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  14. Jan 29, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
  15. Jan 30, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  16. Feb 4, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  17. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
  18. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
  19. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB358) · upper
  20. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 2-N) · lower
  21. Feb 19, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108167D-H1 · lower
  22. Feb 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB358) · upper
  23. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
  24. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
  25. Feb 24, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  26. Feb 24, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  27. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House with substitute (89-Y 9-N 0-A) · lower
  28. Feb 26, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
  29. Feb 27, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
  30. Feb 27, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
  31. Mar 3, 2026 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  32. Mar 3, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
  33. Mar 3, 2026 Senate Conferees: McDougle, McPike, Bagby · upper
  34. Mar 6, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
  35. Mar 6, 2026 House Conferees: Watts, Willett, Walker · lower
  36. Mar 12, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
  37. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  38. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (90-Y 5-N 0-A) · lower
  39. Mar 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB358) · upper
  40. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  41. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB358ER) · upper
  42. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  43. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  44. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
  45. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  46. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB358) · upper
  47. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 621 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  48. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0621) · executive

Text versions (14)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Chaptered · PDF
  • Chaptered · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Conference Report · HTML
  • Conference Report Substitute · PDF
  • Conference Report Substitute · HTML
  • Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
  • Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Senator McDougle Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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