Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 605
Nursing facilities; Joint Commission on Health Care shall evaluate workforce.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Rodney T. Willett (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Vivian E. Watts (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Joint Commission on Health Care; evaluation of workforce in Virginia nursing facilities. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to evaluate the workforce in Virginia's nursing facilities and to develop recommendations on several topics outlined in the bill. The bill requires the Joint Commission to report its findings to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committees on Health and Human Services and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations by December 1, 2026.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Health Professions Subcommittee Substitute
- Health and Human Services Substitute
- Health & Human Resources Subcommittee Substitute
- Appropriations Substitute
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 5, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407) - Apr 8, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 407 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 25, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605) - Mar 14, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB605ER) - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee substitute rejected - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605) - Feb 15, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107976D-H2 - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107613D-H1 - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB605) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Assigned sub: Health Professions - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101934D