republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2024/hb-291.md

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Bill	Long-term services and supports screening; expedited screening and screening exemption.	Long-term services and supports screening; expedited screening; screening exemption; emergency. Modifies existing provisions regarding the required long-term services and supports screening under the state plan for medical assistance services by creating greater flexibility for how screenings are completed under certain circumstances. Under the bill, any individual receiving inpatient services in an acute care hospital discharged to a nursing facility for skilled care only is not required to be screened prior to discharge from the hospital unless the individual requests the screening. The bill directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to SB 24 and contains an emergency clause.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2024	HB 291	Virginia HB 291 (2024)	bill		enacted	Mike A. Cherry	4	29	5	2024-01-05	2024-03-08	openstates	ocd-bill/e492910d-8c34-437a-9b22-653a37cd5737	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB291	39a9fb47aab3799496d7f2dcd02da6c27e4b4cf493b43de24dbb160df442d2d7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 291 (2024) — Long-term services and supports screening; expedited screening and screening exemption.

Long-term services and supports screening; expedited screening; screening exemption; emergency. Modifies existing provisions regarding the required long-term services and supports screening under the state plan for medical assistance services by creating greater flexibility for how screenings are completed under certain circumstances. Under the bill, any individual receiving inpatient services in an acute care hospital discharged to a nursing facility for skilled care only is not required to be screened prior to discharge from the hospital unless the individual requests the screening. The bill directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to SB 24 and contains an emergency clause.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. CHAP0024 (committee substitute) — source
2. HB291ER (committee substitute) — source
3. Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/24 24100614D (committee substitute) — source
4. Printed as engrossed 24100614D-E (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Health and Human Services (18-Y 4-N) — 18–4 (pass) · lower
• VOTE: Passage Emergency (98-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
• Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) — 13–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Mike A. Cherry — primary (person)
• David Owen — cosponsor (person)
• Mark L. Earley, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2024-01-05 Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/24 24100614D filing, introduction
• 2024-01-05 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services referral-committee
• 2024-01-12 Impact statement from DPB (HB291)
• 2024-01-18 Reported from Health and Human Services (18-Y 4-N) committee-passage
• 2024-01-22 Read first time reading-1
• 2024-01-23 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• 2024-01-23 Passed by for the day
• 2024-01-24 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-01-24 Amendment by Delegate Cherry agreed to amendment-passage
• 2024-01-24 Engrossed by House as amended HB291E
• 2024-01-24 Printed as engrossed 24100614D-E
• 2024-01-25 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
• 2024-01-25 Impact statement from DPB (HB291E)
• 2024-01-25 VOTE: Passage Emergency (98-Y 0-N) passage
• 2024-01-26 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2024-01-26 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
• 2024-02-15 Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2024-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 2024-02-19 Read third time reading-3
• 2024-02-19 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage
• 2024-02-21 Enrolled enrolled
• 2024-02-21 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB291ER) passage
• 2024-02-21 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2024-02-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB291ER)
• 2024-02-24 Signed by President passage
• 2024-03-01 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024 enrolled, executive-receipt
• 2024-03-01 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024 executive-receipt
• 2024-03-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 24 (effective 3/8/24) executive-signature
• 2024-03-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e492910d-8c34-437a-9b22-653a37cd5737. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).