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SB 279 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

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 HB 1549.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 3, 2020 Signed Mar 10, 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
24
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 227 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (33-Y 5-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Certificate of Public Need
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103906D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
VA
39