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HB 1357 VA
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Nursing facilities; comprehensive study of quality of care, etc., and operational practices.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 19, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 782 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

Joint Commission on Health Care; comprehensive assessment of the quality of care, resident safety, and operational practices of nursing facilities in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the quality of care, resident safety, and operational practices of nursing facilities in the Commonwealth and report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health by December 1, 2027.

Sponsor (1)

20 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (41)

  1. Jan 19, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105640D · lower
  2. Jan 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
  3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Health Professions · lower
  4. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1357) · lower
  5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) · lower
  6. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Feb 3, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
  8. Feb 6, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  9. Feb 6, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
  10. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  11. Feb 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107435D-H1 · lower
  12. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
  13. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
  14. Feb 12, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  15. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  16. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  17. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  18. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
  19. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1357) · lower
  20. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  21. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  22. Mar 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109436D-S1 · upper
  23. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  24. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  25. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  26. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
  27. Mar 11, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
  28. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
  29. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  30. Mar 11, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  31. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  32. Mar 12, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
  33. Mar 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1357) · lower
  34. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  35. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1357ER) · lower
  36. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  37. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1357) · lower
  38. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  39. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
  40. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  41. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 782 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (12)

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.

  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
  • Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
  • Appropriations Substitute · PDF
  • Appropriations Substitute · HTML
  • Appropriations Substitute · PDF
  • Appropriations Substitute · HTML
  • Health & Human Resources Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
  • Health & Human Resources Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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