HB 605 VA

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Joint Commission on Health Care; evaluation of workforce in Virginia nursing facilities. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to evaluate the workforce in Virginia's nursing facilities and to develop recommendations on several topics outlined in the bill. The bill requires the Joint Commission to report its findings to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committees on Health and Human Services and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations by December 1, 2026.

• Rodney T. Willett Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101934D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 21, 2026 Assigned sub: Health Professions · lower
4. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605) · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107613D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107976D-H2 · lower
13. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605) · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute rejected · lower
17. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
18. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
19. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
20. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
21. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions · upper
23. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
24. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
25. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
27. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
28. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
30. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB605ER) · lower
31. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
32. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
33. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605) · lower
34. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
35. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
36. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 407 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407) · executive

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
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Health & Human Resources Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Health & Human Resources Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health Professions Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Health Professions Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML