HB 1337 VA

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Certificate of public need; expedited review of certain projects; duties of the State Health Services Plan Task Force. Directs the State Health Services Plan Task Force to develop recommendations for designating areas of the state with an identifiable need for additional projects, taking into account numerous barriers of access to health care. The bill also directs the Board of Health to promulgate updated regulations for expedited application and review processes for certain projects. This bill is identical to SB 239.

• Nadarius E. Clark Democratic · primary

1. Jan 19, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105451D · lower
2. Jan 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Health · lower
4. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1337) · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107657D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1337) · lower
10. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
17. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1337ER) · lower
25. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1337) · lower
26. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 779 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · 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 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Health Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML