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type: "Bill"
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title: "State Health Services Plan Task Force; designated areas of state in need of additional project."
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description: "Certificate of public need; expedited review of certain projects; duties of the State Health Services Plan Task Force. Directs the State Health Services Plan Task Force to develop recommendations for designating areas of the state with an identifiable need for additional projects, taking into account numerous barriers of access to health care. The bill also directs the Board of Health to promulgate updated regulations for expedited application and review processes for certain projects. This bill is identical to HB 1337."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 239"
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citation: "Virginia SB 239 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Christopher T. Head"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2026-01-12"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7dc1cad5-1beb-4492-a80f-d29077080916"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB239"
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source_hash: "7997fdc73cc8e0f170c7507b8a916bc7b984ee064aaa1894a7f53b8ea6194599"
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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 239 (2026) — State Health Services Plan Task Force; designated areas of state in need of additional project.
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Certificate of public need; expedited review of certain projects; duties of the State Health Services Plan Task Force. Directs the State Health Services Plan Task Force to develop recommendations for designating areas of the state with an identifiable need for additional projects, taking into account numerous barriers of access to health care. The bill also directs the Board of Health to promulgate updated regulations for expedited application and review processes for certain projects. This bill is identical to HB 1337.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086945.PDF)
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2. **Education and Health Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132221.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178912.PDF)
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## Votes
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education and Health with substitute — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Health and Human Services — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Christopher T. Head — primary (person)
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- Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101885D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-21** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB239)
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- **2026-01-27** Assigned Education sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-05** Senate subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-05** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-06** Committee substitute printed 26107192D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-06** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-06** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-06** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-09** Education and Health Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-02-09** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB239)
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- **2026-02-10** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-13** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-24** Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-02-26** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB239ER) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB239)
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 780 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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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/7dc1cad5-1beb-4492-a80f-d29077080916`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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