SB 833 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Hampton, City of; operation of the district health department.

Summary

Operation of the City of Hampton local health department. Requires the City of Hampton to enter into a contract with the Department of Health for the local administration of local health services. Currently, the local department of health is operated as a joint venture between the state and local governments.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Jan 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 31, 2024 Last action Feb 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

Education and Health Substitute → Engrossed · 2 edits · Jan 29, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify the contract requirements between the City of Hampton and the Department of Health. A new provision mandates that the city must provide specific funding to establish and employ a leadership team for the new district health department, in addition to the existing requirement that the State Health Commissioner appoint the local director.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the operational structure of the new district health department was expanded to include a specific funding obligation for a new leadership team.

FISCAL

Added a requirement for the City of Hampton to provide funding sufficient to establish and employ a leadership team for the district health department.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the contract requirements to explicitly list two distinct obligations: the appointment of a local director by the State Health Commissioner and the provision of funding for a leadership team.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2025

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Jan 29, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

17 Yea 2

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Assigned sub: Health

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Finance and Appropriations Amendments agreed to

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced

Reading of amendments waived

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health

upper

Dec 31, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors