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type: "Bill"
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title: "PACE programs; long-term services and support screening."
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description: "Long-term services and support screening; PACE programs; emergency. Allows qualified staff of programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) to conduct the required long-term services and supports screening in accordance with requirements established by the Department of Medical Assistance Services. Under the bill, when a screening team determines that it is unable to complete a long-term services and supports screening within 30 days, or an individual requests enrollment in a PACE program, the screening team shall decide which entity can most expeditiously conduct the screening. Under the bill, qualified staff of a PACE program shall conduct the screening if the screening team determines that it is the most expeditious option. The bill directs the Department to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill and contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to HB 729."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 620"
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citation: "Virginia SB 620 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Todd E. Pillion"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2024-01-10"
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last_action: "2024-04-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9c70a9d-f4ad-44a3-82d9-9c635fe29e6d"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB620"
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source_hash: "70d5679fb98b95b59be6f2eb8afb851678c56b7924672ee513befc9052d6f3b3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 620 (2024) — PACE programs; long-term services and support screening.
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Long-term services and support screening; PACE programs; emergency. Allows qualified staff of programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) to conduct the required long-term services and supports screening in accordance with requirements established by the Department of Medical Assistance Services. Under the bill, when a screening team determines that it is unable to complete a long-term services and supports screening within 30 days, or an individual requests enrollment in a PACE program, the screening team shall decide which entity can most expeditiously conduct the screening. Under the bill, qualified staff of a PACE program shall conduct the screening if the screening team determines that it is the most expeditious option. The bill directs the Department to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill and contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to HB 729.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0517** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0517)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24105867D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB620S1)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100955D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB620)
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4. **SB620ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB620ER)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Todd E. Pillion — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100955D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-17** Impact statement from DPB (SB620)
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- **2024-01-18** Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-23** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-25** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-25** Committee substitute printed 24105867D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-01-25** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-26** Impact statement from DPB (SB620S1)
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- **2024-02-06** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-08** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-08** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-02-08** Committee substitute agreed to 24105867D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-08** Emergency clause added
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- **2024-02-08** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB620S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-08** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-14** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-14** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-20** Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-23** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-23** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-28** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-02-28** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB620ER) `passage`
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- **2024-02-28** Impact statement from DPB (SB620ER)
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- **2024-02-28** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-02** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-04** Approved by Governor-Chapter 517 (effective 4/4/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-04** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0517)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9c70a9d-f4ad-44a3-82d9-9c635fe29e6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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