SB 397 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Nursing homes; VDH to convene work group related to increasing availability of clinical workforce.

Summary

Department of Health; work group; nursing home workforce. Directs the Department of Health to convene a work group to review and make recommendations on increasing the availability of the clinical workforce for nursing homes in the Commonwealth. The work group shall include stakeholder groups as appropriate. The bill directs the Department to collaborate with the Department of Health Professions, the Governor's Chief Workforce Development Advisor, and other state agencies as appropriate. The bill directs the Department to report all recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions on or before November 15, 2020.

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

Apr 2020

Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Signed Apr 9, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 9, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 932 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 25, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 18, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Assigned HWI sub: Health

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

lower

Feb 4, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 3, 2020

Upper · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB397S1

upper

Feb 3, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20107146D-S1

upper

Jan 30, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 17, 2020

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health

upper

Jan 6, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Jan 6, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104781D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors