Certificate of public need; criteria for determining need.
Summary
Certificate of public need; criteria for determining need. Makes clear that in determining whether a public need for a proposed project has been demonstrated the State Health Commissioner shall consider the impact of the proposed project on all people to whom services may be provided and not only residents of the service area. This bill is identical to SB 279.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 10, 2020
Signed Mar 31, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Mar 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 558 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N 1-A)
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N 1-A)
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (7-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health
lower
Jan 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 10, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105314D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cliff Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
Jay Leftwich
RRepublican
Co
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
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