SB 1277 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Certificate of public need; nursing homes and hospitals, disaster exemption.

Summary

Provides for a 30-day exemption from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public need for an increase in the total number of beds in existing hospitals or nursing homes if the State Health Commissioner has determined that a natural or man-made disaster has caused the evacuation of a hospital or nursing home and that a public health emergency exists due to a shortage of hospital or nursing home beds. The Board of Health shall adopt regulations for this exemption. This bill is identical to

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2019

Senate Passage

Feb 2019

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2019

Governor

Introduced Jan 7, 2019 Last action Feb 20, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2019

How they voted

34–0

Passed

Total votes 34

Feb 4, 2019

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 13, 2019

Lower · Passed

Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2019

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1277H1

lower

Feb 13, 2019

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 19106703D-H1

lower

Feb 6, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

lower

Feb 4, 2019

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (34-0)

senate

Jan 7, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Jan 7, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101545D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors