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| Bill | Nursing homes; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license, civil penalty. | Nursing homes; change of operator; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license; civil penalty. Requires a person taking over the daily operations and management of a nursing home when change of ownership or control occurs to apply to the Commissioner of Health for a change of operator license. The bill establishes the requirements for the application for and for the granting of such license and establishes a civil penalty for failing to provide the Commissioner with information or documentation, effectuating a change of operator without applying for a change of operator license, or providing fraudulent information on an application for a change of operator license. This bill is identical to SB 247. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 717 | Virginia HB 717 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 717 (2026) — Nursing homes; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license, civil penalty.
Nursing homes; change of operator; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license; civil penalty. Requires a person taking over the daily operations and management of a nursing home when change of ownership or control occurs to apply to the Commissioner of Health for a change of operator license. The bill establishes the requirements for the application for and for the granting of such license and establishes a civil penalty for failing to provide the Commissioner with information or documentation, effectuating a change of operator without applying for a change of operator license, or providing fraudulent information on an application for a change of operator license. This bill is identical to SB 247.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 7–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health and Human Services — 21–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Rodney T. Willett — primary (person)
- Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104892D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
referral-committee - 2026-01-23 Assigned sub: Health Professions
referral-committee - 2026-02-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB717)
- 2026-02-10 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-12 Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-12 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
referral-committee - 2026-02-13 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-13 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-15 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-16 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2026-02-26 Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-06 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-09 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-09 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-09 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-10 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-10 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB717ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB717)
- 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 414 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/be778fdb-9417-4619-81b6-3f06d24461c9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).