HB605
Nursing facilities; Joint Commission on Health Care shall evaluate workforce.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 16, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605)
Chief Patron:
Rodney Willett (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 on its findings to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committees on Health and ... (More) Human Services and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations by December 1, 2026. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101934D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/21/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/10/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107613D-H1
- 02/12/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/12/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107976D-H2
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605)
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute rejected
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/14/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB605ER)
- 03/14/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605)
