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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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting — 100 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 960 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Appropriations — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting — 70 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Education and Health — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passage R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Health and Human Services — 210 (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).