HB 476 VA

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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 SB 358.

• Vivian E. Watts Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102489D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
4. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 4-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107041D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time and passed House (83-Y 14-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
15. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
16. Feb 24, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108394D-S1 · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Feb 25, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
22. Feb 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
23. Feb 26, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 2, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (3-Y 96-N 0-A) · lower
25. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB476) · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 4, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
28. Mar 5, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
29. Mar 6, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
30. Mar 6, 2026 Senate Conferees: McDougle, McPike, Bagby · upper
31. Mar 9, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
32. Mar 9, 2026 House Conferees: Watts, Willett, Walker · lower
33. Mar 12, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
34. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (85-Y 10-N 0-A) · lower
35. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
36. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
37. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB476ER) · lower
38. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
39. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
40. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
41. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
42. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 620 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
43. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0620) · 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
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML